St Dingat's Church, Dingestow

51°47′23″N 2°47′18″W / 51.7897°N 2.7884°W / 51.7897; -2.7884LocationDingestow, MonmouthshireCountryWalesDenominationChurch in WalesHistoryStatusparish churchFounded14th centuryArchitectureFunctional statusActiveHeritage designationGrade II*Designated27 November 1953Architect(s)Thomas Henry Wyatt, Richard CreedArchitectural typeChurchAdministrationDioceseMonmouthArchdeaconryMonmouthDeaneryMonmouthParishDingestowClergyPriest(s)The Reverend G. J. R. Williams

The Church of St Dingat in Dingestow, Monmouthshire, Wales, is a parish church dating from the 14th century. It is dedicated to Saint Dingat or Dingad, a 5th-century Welsh saint. The church was almost completely rebuilt by Thomas Henry Wyatt in 1846 and further renovated by Richard Creed in 1887–1888. It is an active parish church and a Grade II* listed building.

The origins of the church date from the 14th century, though almost nothing remains of this period.^[1] In the early 19th century, the Monmouthshire antiquarian Charles Heath described the original church, "it is a mean building and has nothing to attract the eye of curiosity, consisting only of a nave without side-isles".^[2] The tower was rebuilt in 1846 by the architect T. H. Wyatt, who worked extensively in Monmouthshire.^[1] Later in the 19th century further renovations took place under the supervision of Richard Creed.^[1] The church remains an active parish church.^[3]

The church is built of sandstone and puddingstone rubble.^[1] It comprises a nave with porch, a North transept, a chancel and Wyatt's tower.^[1]

The architectural historian John Newman describes the stained glass as comprising roundels depicting the Lamb of God and symbols of the Four Evangelists.^[4] The North transept functions as the chapel of the Bosanquet family of Dingestow Court and contains memorials to members of the family dating from 1806 to 1975.^[5]

The church is a Grade II* listed building, its listing recording the building as "the principal architectural feature in the village of Dingestow".^[1]

• Heath, Charles (1804). Historical and Descriptive Accounts of the Ancient and Present State of the Town of Monmouth. Monmouth: Charles Heath. OCLC 18491234.
• Newman, John (2000). Gwent/Monmouthshire. The Buildings of Wales. London: Penguin. ISBN 0-14-071053-1.

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