Historic churches · North Wales
St Silin's Church
St Silin's Church — Grade I listed building-listed church in wales-north, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
About
St Silin's Church is a Grade I listed building-listed church in wales-north, United Kingdom, registered on the Cadw register of listed buildings (Wales) (entry 638). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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Heritage listing
St Silin's Church is a Church in Wales parish church in Llansilin, Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The present building, which has parts dating back to the 13th century, is a Grade I listed building. It stands on a site that has been used by Christian communities since the Dark Ages. The church is dedicated to Saint Silin, now better known as Saint Sulien, the 6th-century founder-abbot of a monastery at Luxulyan in Cornwall.
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From the Wikipedia article
St Silin's Church is a Church in Wales parish church in Llansilin, Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales. The present building, which has parts dating back to the 13th century, is a Grade I listed building. It stands on a site that has been used by Christian communities since the Dark Ages. The church is dedicated to Saint Silin, now better known as Saint Sulien, the 6th-century founder-abbot of a monastery at Luxulyan in Cornwall. St Silin was the only parish in the Welsh Marches on the England–Wales border that voted to leave the Church of England under provisions of the Welsh Church Act 1914 that led to the creation of the Church in Wales.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.8453, -3.1749
- Address
- Llansilin, Powys
Sources
- wikidata: Q17743354 (CC0)
- wikipedia: St Silin's Church, Llansilin (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Silin's Church?
- St Silin's Church is in North Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.8453°, -3.1749°.
- Is St Silin's Church a listed building?
- St Silin's Church carries the heritage designation "Grade I listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.