HISTORY

St David's Church
General
The presence of internal batter along the long walls of the nave suggest that the standing fabric is relatively early, though none of the windows survive from that date. The earliest surviving feature is the chancel arch, dating from the 14th cent. A mid-15th cent date is suggested for the tower and porch. The building has had a chequered history for in 1857 it was unroofed and badly damaged by a gale, especially the tower, and was subsequently restored by Pritchard and Seddon. However it is unclear from an examination of the fabric whether the upper part of the tower was taken down at that time and subsequently rebuilt as has been suggested.

Inside it is clear that the original floor of the church was some 18ins lower than the present floor. Sometime between 1650-1750 burials were allowed to take place inside the church, thus raising the level of the original floor. However, a small part of that original floor remains at the base of the tower, and the original stone benches around the walls can also be seen there, as well as in the porch.