St Mary The Virgin was built in 1762 on the site of a medieval place of worship and pilgrimage. Two headstones by Eric Gill can be found in the churchyard.
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Reached along tiny, winding flower filled lanes (or by footpath), Patricio's church sits on a south facing slope looking over a tiny valley to the slopes of the Sugar Loaf mountain. A stone seat by the porch makes a perfect resting place. The church is known for its superb 15th century rood screen and loft, medieval stone altars and wall paintings, pre Norman font, and shrine of St Issui.
St Mary's has occupied this site for over 900 years, although we are uncertain of the date of consecration. Originally built as a chapel of ease to the Priory (now Cathedral), the Norman pillar and grant from the Town Council in the 12th century for the offering of Mass, testify to its early foundation.
Old Radnor was an important centre of Welsh princedom of Powys before the Normans arrived and would have had a castle or administrative buildings. Across the lane from the church is a raised earth platform with a ditch around it that some have suggested was where the castle stood.
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