Church of All Saints, Kemeys Commander

All Saints Church
Church of All Saints
The entrance and bell gable
All Saints Church Location in Monmouthshire
Coordinates: 51°44′17″N 2°56′39″W / 51.7381°N 2.9442°W / 51.7381; -2.9442
Location	Kemeys Commander, Monmouthshire
Country	Wales
Denomination	Church in Wales
History
Founded	C13th century
Architecture
Status	Parish church
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	18 November 1980
Architectural type	Church
Administration
Parish	Bettws Newydd and Kemeys Commander
Deanery	Raglan/Usk
Archdeaconry	Monmouth
Diocese	Monmouth
Clergy
Rector	The Reverend Canon T G Clement

The Church of All Saints, Kemeys Commander, Monmouthshire is a parish church with its origins in the 13th century.

The hamlets of Kemeys Commander and Kemeys Inferior formed part of the Monmouthshire estates of the Knights Templar. The Templars administered their holdings through commandry, accounting for the name of the hamlet. A reference to a church on the site dates from the 13th century, but the present building was constructed in the 15th century. The Lordship of Kemeys dates from the Middle Ages and was held by the Kemeys family until the estate was sold in the early 18th century.

The church was restored by Richard Creed in the late 19th century. At the time of the restoration, the vicar was The Rev. Herbert Sheppard M.A., of Clare College, Cambridge.

The church is built of local limestone in the Perpendicular style. The entrance is through a timber porch and under a bell gable.

The building has suffered from subsidence and the bell gable is off-vertical.