PRN 70524 This church was located close to the upper city wall and this, together with the extent of the associated parish, suggests that this church, not St John's, was the original and senior church in the Newport suburb. Nevertheless, despite this favourable location, the parish still had less than 10 inhabitants by 1428. The church survived the Reformation but was eventually destroyed during the Civil War although the circumstances of destruction are unclear. One author claims (in 1887-8) that the lead was stripped from the roof for use as ammunition and the church itself used as a battery for the assault of the town walls, whereas another claims (in 1906) that the church was dismantled by the defenders to give a clear field of fire from the city walls. The churchyard remained in use and receiving burials until the 1850s and consequently the boundary wall was maintained and a bell was apparently mounted on a brick arch to be tolled at funerals. Occasional services were also still held in the churchyard. {1}{5} The graveyard wall survives and incorporates re-used medieval stonework, although there are no surviving surface remains of the church itself. The church was probably one of the ones given by Henry I to the Dean and Chapter in the early part of the 12th century. {2} This church is first mentioned in documentary sources in 1146. {4}