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St Martin's Church, Cwmyoy is known as 'the most crooked church in Britain' and for good reason! Built on the shifting sub-soil of a massive ancient land-slip, the church walls have slipped and leaned into a variety of crazy angles as the ground below it has continued to settle. The church tower, incredibly still standing, now leans to a greater degree than the leaning tower of Pisa!

This crooked tower is the most visible feature when people visit, but also make sure to see the recovered Cwmyoy Cross (stolen in 1967 and recovered from a London antique shop) and a fine collection of tombstones & memorials.

Dedicated to St. Martin of Tours, the church was orginally built in the 12th century, with most of the current structure dating from the 13th century.