Lamphey Church
A puzzling feature is the name. A sign in the village points to St Faith's and the church is so described on the 1st edition 25inches : 1 mile map published in 1866. Samuel Lewis in his Topographical Dictionary (1833) even derived the name of the village from the believed name of the Church - Llanffydd 'the Church of faith'. It was thought in 1786 to be the church of St Faith. The current accepted designation is St Tyfai and St Faith.
Church of St Tyfai & St Faith and Venison
The building retains its medieval plan and its fine 14th/15th century tower. Amongst fragments of early masonry are a piscina and two lancet windows - re-set. A communion salver bearing the name 'Lampha' has the date 1743. The Norman font is one of the best preserved in the county.
During the 19th century the living suffered the lack of a vicarage. About 1840 the Rev. James Broff Byers lived at the house now known as the Dial Inn, the property of Mrs Ester Phillips. In 1851 he lived at Northdown House. The house then known as Lamphey Hall was bought for use as a parsonage in 1895 for £600. It was afterwards altered and enlarged and a piece of garden was given by Mr Mathias in 1896. The present vicarage was built about 1965-6. Lamphey Hall is now a Hotel.
