Significant yews in the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon Updated December 2019 Ancient yews are likely to be 800 years or older. While most veteran yews are 500 years or older, this category also includes some younger yews that have become hollow. Notable yews have a likely age of 300+. Ancient and Veteran yew sites With the exception of Ilston, Llangiwg and Llanrhidian in Glamorgan, all of the sites are in the county of Powys. Site name Church name Tree Classification Abbeycwmhir St Mary the Virgin 2 veteran Aberedw St Cewydd 2 veteran Abergwesyn formerly St Michael 5 veteran 1 notable Abergwesyn (2nd church site) formerly St David 2 veteran Aberyscir St Mary and St Cynidr 2 veteran Alltmawr St Mauritius 1 ancient Battle St Cynog 1 veteran 1 unclassified Bleddfa St Mary Magdalene 2 veteran Bryngwyn St Michael 2 veteran Cantref St Mary 2 veteran 2 notable Capel-y-ffin St Mary 7 veteran Cascob St Michael and All Angels 1 ancient Cathedine St Michael and All Angels 3 veteran Cefnllys St Michael 3 veteran 2 notable Colva St David 4 veteran 2 notable Cregrina St David 1 ancient 1 veteran 1 notable Crickadarn St Mary 2 veteran 2 notable Defynnog St Cynog 4 ancient Garth Brengy St David 14 veteran several notable Gladestry St Mary 1 veteran Glascwm St David 1 veteran Site name Church name Tree Classification Heyope St David 2 veteran 1 notable Ilston St Illtyd 1 veteran Llanafan-fawr St Afan 1 ancient Llanafan-fechan St Afan 1 ancient Llanbadarn Fawr (Crossgates) St Padarn 1 veteran 1 notable Llanbadarn-y-garreg St Padarn 1 veteran 1 notable Llanbedr (Paincastle) St Peter 1 veteran 1 notable Llanbedr Ystradyw St Peter 1 ancient 2 veteran 1 notable Llanbister St Cynllo 1 veteran 2 notable Llanddetty St Tetti 1 veteran 1 notable Llanddew St David 1 veteran Llanddewi Fach (Cwm) St David 3 veteran 1 notable Llanddewi`r Cwm St David 1 veteran Llandefaelog Fach St Maelog or St Maelo 4 veteran 3 notable Llandefalle Originally St Maelog, later St 5 veteran Matthew Llandegley St Tecla 1 veteran Llandeilo Graban St Teilo 1 ancient 2 veteran Llandeilo’r-Fan St Teilo 1 veteran 1 notable Llanelieu St Ellyw 1 veteran Llanelly St Elli 12 veteran Llanfaredd St Mary 1 ancient Llanfeugan St Meugan 2 ancient 9 veteran 1 notable Llanfihangel-Bryn-Pabuan St Michael and All Angels 1 veteran 1 notable Llanfihangel-Nant-Bran St Michael 1 veteran 1 notable Llanfihangel-Nant-Melan St Michael 2 ancient 3 veteran Llanfihangel Rhydithon St Michael and All Angels 1 ancient Llanfihangel Tal-y-Llyn St Michael at the head of the 1 veteran 2 notable lake Llanfrynach St Brynach 2 veteran 1 notable Site name Church name Tree Classification Llangasty-Talyllyn St Gastyn 3 veteran Llangattock St Catwg 1 veteran Llangenny St Cenau 1 veteran Llangors St Paulinus 1 veteran Llangunllo St Cynllo 1 veteran Llangynog- Pwll-du St Cynog 1 veteran Llanhamlach St Peter and St Illtyd 3 veteran Llanpumsaint Parish Church 1 veteran Llanrhidian St Rhidian and St Illtyd 1 veteran Llansantffraed-in-Elvel St Bridget 1 ancient 7 veteran 1 notable Llansantffraed juxta Usk St Bridget/St Bride 1 ancient Llanspyddid St Cattwg 1 ancient 1 veteran 3 notable Llanstephan St Steffan 4 veteran 2 notable Llanwrthwl St Gwrthwl 1 veteran 1 notable Llanyre St Yre or St Llyr 5 veteran 1 notable Llowes St Meilig 1 veteran Llywel St David 1 ancient 1 veteran 1 notable Maesmynis St David 1 veteran Merthyr Cynog St Cynog 1 ancient 5 veteran Nantmel St Cynllo 2 ancient 2 veteran 2 notable New Radnor St Mary 1 veteran 1 notable Patrishow St Ishow 1 veteran Penpont Bettws Penpont Church 1 ancient Rhulen St David 2 ancient 3 veteran Talachddu St Mary 1 veteran 4 notable Talgarth St Gwendoline 1 ancient 1 veteran 1 notable Upper Chapel (Dyffryn Honddu) St Cynog 4 veteran Whitton St David 1 ancient Site name Church name Tree Classification Ystradfellte St Mary 1 ancient 3 veteran 2 notable Ystradgynlais St Cynog 1 ancient 2 veteran 1 notable Diocese of Swansea and Brecon Some notable yew sites Site name Church name Tree Classification Bronllys St Mary 4 notable Clyro St Michael and All Angels 1 notable Disserth St Cewydd 2 notable Glasbury St Peter 6 notable Hay-on-Wye St Mary 1 notable Knighton St Edward 2 notable Llanbadarn Fynydd St Padarn 1 notable Llanelwedd St Matthew 1 notable Llanfihangel-Helygen St Michael 1 notable Llangiwg St Ciwg 1 notable Llanigon St Eigon or St Eigen 1 notable Llanthony St David 1 notable Llanywern St Mary Virgin 1 notable Newchurch St Mary 1 notable Norton St Andrew unclassified © Tim Hills – Ancient Yew Group - December 2019 .