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This seaside village church was
founded during the 6th century by St. Cattwg's missionary to Gower,
St. Cennydd. The present building dates from the 12th century and
was given to the Knights of St. John by Robert de la Mare around
1165. The doorway is Norman and the stoup for holy water in the
porch is said to have been given by a Spanish sea captain ingratitude
to his rescuers.
In the south wall of the chancel
is a blocked up leper's window which can be clearly seen from outside
the church. In 1861 a gallery in the nave was removed and the west
end enlarged to accommodate the growing population of the parish.
There are several stained glass windows and memorial items of interest
to discover in the church and churchyard. Registers date from 1750.
The church is open from
Easter to the end of October.
In the churchyard, is a memorial
to the three lifeboat crew who lost their lives at sea in 1916.
The lifeboat station was closed in 1919, when it was consiered too
dangerous to be located in Port Eynon. A new lifeboat station was
opened in Horton in 1968.
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