Cilmery, Cilmeri or Cefn-y-bedd, is reputed to be where Prince Llewelyn, the last native prince of Wales was killed. On a grassy mound at the western end of the village alongside the A483 a stone monument marks the fall of the prince, replacing an earlier epitaph which has been incorporated in steps off the roadside layby. On the south-western edge there is Llewelyn's well.
The church is at the opposite corner (north-east) of the village to the memorial, approached via a road (signed) alongside the old council housing estate and village hall, lying in a small valley, its well-kept grass seems at odds with many of the gravestones which lean at alarming angles. Partly built in 1882 by Lewis Powell of Hereford, the church itself is again a haven of peacefulness. The font from the 12th century is all that remains of the original building. Traffic noise from the main road, the A483, can hardly be heard, and the Heart of Wales railway line which runs just a few hundred yards away isn't exactly over-used, and like so many other churches in the area, this one is built near a river.
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