Historic churches · North Wales
St Tysilio and St Mary's Church
St Tysilio and St Mary's Church — Grade I listed building-listed church in wales-north, United Kingdom.
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- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
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St Tysilio and St Mary'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 7646). Listed status protects buildings and structures of special architectural or historic interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for further details.
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The Church of St Tysilio and St Mary is an active parish church in the village of Meifod, Powys, Wales. The village lies seven miles (11 km) north-west of Welshpool. The site has been a centre of Welsh Christianity since c. 500 and the present, unusually large, churchyard forms part of what was an early clas settlement. The origins of the present church are of the 12th century. The dedications are to Saints Tysilio and Mary. Tysilio was a 6th-/7th-century Welsh nobleman and Bishop of St Asaph who reputedly founded an early church, Eglwys Tysilio, at Meifod. The church is a Grade I listed building.
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From the Wikipedia article
The Church of St Tysilio and St Mary is an active parish church in the village of Meifod, Powys, Wales. The village lies seven miles (11 km) north-west of Welshpool. The site has been a centre of Welsh Christianity since c. 500 and the present, unusually large, churchyard forms part of what was an early clas settlement. The origins of the present church are of the 12th century. The dedications are to Saints Tysilio and Mary. Tysilio was a 6th-/7th-century Welsh nobleman and Bishop of St Asaph who reputedly founded an early church, Eglwys Tysilio, at Meifod. The church is a Grade I listed building. The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales has described St Tysilio and St Mary's as "a display of Welsh Christianity through the centuries".
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.7097, -3.2516
- Address
- Meifod, Powys
Sources
- wikidata: Q17743398 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Church of St Tysilio and St Mary, Meifod (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is St Tysilio and St Mary's Church?
- St Tysilio and St Mary's Church is in North Wales, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.7097°, -3.2516°.
- Is St Tysilio and St Mary's Church a listed building?
- St Tysilio and St Mary's Church carries the heritage designation "Grade I listed building" — a protective status under UK heritage law.