Historic churches · North Wales
St Gwenllwyfo's Church
St Gwenllwyfo's Church — a other in wales-north, United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Free entry
About
St Gwenllwyfo's Church is a other in wales-north, United Kingdom, listed in the Wikipedia register of British heritage and tourism sites. See the linked Wikipedia article for full details.
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Place summary
St Gwenllwyfo's Church is located in North Wales. It is notable for its historical significance and unique architectural features. The church serves as a local place of worship and reflects the region's ecclesiastical heritage.
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Background
History
St Gwenllwyfo's Church stands in a churchyard on a sloping site on the west side of a rural road, about 0.5 mi from the beach at Dulas, in the north-east of Anglesey, Wales.|group="n"}} to replace its medieval predecessor, which was then abandoned. was in need of repair and its congregation was too large for the building. Although many in the congregation lived in Nebo (in the north of the parish), it was decided to build the new church about two-thirds of a mile from its predecessor (about 1.1 km) to the south-west in the vicinity of the Llys Dulas estate, whose owners had long been connected with the church. The largest donation towards the new parish church (£936){{#tag:ref|£936 in 1854…
Architecture
The church, designed in the Gothic Revival style, is built from rubble masonry dressed with gritstone, and has a slate roof. There is a three-stage tower with buttresses at the base at the west end of the building, topped with a spire. The tower has one window in the west wall in the lowest stage, narrow windows on three sides in the middle stage, and pairs of windows topped with hoodmoulds around the tower in the section below the spire. The 18th-century bell comes from the old church. St Gwenllwyfo's is entered through a porch on the south side near the west end; an internal doorway at the west end of the nave leads into the vestry in the tower. The nave has four bays (internal sections)…
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- Coordinates
- 53.3788, -4.2908
- District
- Isle of Anglesey
- Parish
- Llaneilian
- Postcode
- LL70 9LZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Ynys Môn
- Established
- 1856
Sources
- wikipedia: St Gwenllwyfo's Church (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Gwenllwyfo's Church?
- St Gwenllwyfo's Church is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL70 9LZ), in the parish of Llaneilian.
- What is St Gwenllwyfo's Church?
- St Gwenllwyfo's Church — a other in wales-north, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to St Gwenllwyfo's Church?
- Drivers can use postcode LL70 9LZ.
- When was St Gwenllwyfo's Church built?
- Built or established in 1856.
- Is St Gwenllwyfo's Church free to visit?
- Yes, St Gwenllwyfo's Church is free to enter.
- How do I get to St Gwenllwyfo's Church?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LL70 9LZ. It sits within the Ynys Môn parliamentary constituency.