- Partrishow
Partrishow, also known as Patricio or Patrishow, is a small
village in the Black Mountains ofSouth Wales , within theBrecon Beacons National Park.Location
It is located in the valley of the Grwyne Fawr, in the county of
Powys (historicallyBrecknockshire ) and close to its border withMonmouthshire .History & Amenities
The village is noted for its outstanding
11th century church [http://www.cpat.demon.co.uk/projects/longer/churches/brecon/16931.htm Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust - Projects - Longer - Historic Churches - Brecknockshire Churches Survey - Partrishow ] ] [ [http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/rb/par.php?dosommat=detail&which=923 Yr Eglwys yng Nghymru | The Church in Wales ] ] [ [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/BRE/Partrisio/Gaz1868.html GENUKI: Partrishow, Brecknockshire - Extract from National Gazetteer, 1868 ] ] with an intricately carved16th century rood screen [ [http://web.ukonline.co.uk/blackmountains/partrishow_church.htm Partrishow Church ] ] ,mediaeval mural paintings [ [http://www.gtj.org.uk/en/item1/22293 Partrishow church interior, near Crickhowell :: Gathering the Jewels ] ] , and one of the oldestfont s in Wales. The church was originally called Methur Issui, a corruption of Merthyr Ishaw. It avoided Victorian restoration, and its conservation was undertaken byW. D. Caroe in 1908-9, with further work on the churchyard in 1919 [http://www.cpat.demon.co.uk/projects/longer/churches/brecon/16931.htm Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust - Projects - Longer - Historic Churches - Brecknockshire Churches Survey - Partrishow ] ] .References
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