Llancillo Church

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Llancillo Church (also spelled Llancilo) is a Grade II*-listed redundant church in Herefordshire, England, near the Welsh border at .

Situated amongst trees and fields, it was dedicated to St Peter and alternatively to St Tysilio. It underwent Victorian restoration in the 1890s.

Despite being situated in Herefordshire, on the English side of the England–Wales border, the church lay within the Welsh Diocese of St Davids until 1852 when it was transferred to the Diocese of Hereford.

On 22 December 2006, the building was closed for regular public worship and, in 2007, passed to the Friends of Friendless Churches to maintain and restore. Whilst Llancillo remains a civil parish, it now falls within the Church of England parish of Rowlestone and Llancillo.

Architecture

thumb|Interior of the chancel

The sandstone building has a slate roof, It consists of a chancel and nave which is and has a porch on the south side. The oak pulpit is from 1632. Nearby is mound which is the site of a motte castle.

The church lies on the alleged Walterstone ley line described by Alfred Watkins in his book, The Old Straight Track.

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