St Cynfarwy's Church, Llechgynfarwy

St Cynfarwy's Church
The church seen from the north-west
St Cynfarwy's Church is located in Anglesey
St Cynfarwy's Church
St Cynfarwy's Church
Location in Anglesey
53°18′07″N 4°25′51″W / 53.30196°N 4.43080°W / 53.30196; -4.43080
OS grid referenceSH 381 810
LocationLlechgynfarwy, Anglesey
CountryWales, United Kingdom
DenominationChurch in Wales
History
StatusParish church
Foundedc. 630
Founder(s)St Cynfarwy
DedicationSt Cynfarwy
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated12 May 1970
Architect(s)Kennedy & O'Donoghue (1867 rebuilding)
Architectural typeChurch
StyleEarly Decorated
Specifications
Length40 ft 3 in (12.3 m)
Width16 ft 9 in (5.1 m)
MaterialsRubble masonry, slate roof
Administration
ProvinceProvince of Wales
DioceseDiocese of Bangor
ArchdeaconryBangor
DeaneryLlifon and Talybolion
ParishBodedern with Llanfaethlu
Clergy
Vicar(s)Vacant since September 2009[1]

St Cynfarwy's Church is a medieval parish church in Llechgynfarwy, Anglesey, north Wales. The first church in the vicinity was established by St Cynfarwy (a 7th-century saint about whom little is known) in about 630, but no structure from that time survives. The present building contains a 12th-century baptismal font, indicating the presence of a church at that time, although extensive rebuilding in 1867 removed the datable features of the previous edifice.

It is a Grade II listed building, a national designation given to "buildings of special interest, which warrant every effort being made to preserve them",[2] in particular because it is "a simple, rural church of Medieval origins".[3] The church is still used for worship by the Church in Wales, one of nine in a combined parish, although there has not been an incumbent priest since September 2009.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference CinW was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ What is listing? (PDF). Cadw. 2005. p. 6. ISBN 1-85760-222-6.
  3. ^ Cadw. "Church of St Cynfarwy (5396)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2011.