Partrishow

Partrishow, also known as Patricio or Patrishow, is a small village in the Black Mountains of South Wales, within the Brecon Beacons National Park.

Location

It is located in the valley of the Grwyne Fawr, in the county of Powys (historically Brecknockshire) and close to its border with Monmouthshire.

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 carved 16th 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 oldest fonts in Wales. The church was originally called Methur Issui, a corruption of Merthyr Ishaw. It avoided Victorian restoration, and its conservation was undertaken by W. 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 ] ] .

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