This 12th Century Norman church, dedicated to St. James the Greater, stands opposite Manorbier Castle in a dramatic position overlooking Manorbier Bay. The foundation of the church is ancient and unknown. Gerald of Wales worshipped at the church and as a boy (in 1153) he asked to be taken to the church for refuge during an attack on the nearby town of Tenby by Welsh Princes. The chancel, built on much older foundations, is called the ‘weeping chancel’ as a feature of the wall is said to show the inclination of Christ’s head upon the cross.
