St Deiniol's Church, Llanddaniel Fab

St Deiniol's Church, Llanddaniel Fab
The west end and south porch
St Deiniol's Church, Llanddaniel Fab Location in Anglesey
53°12′35″N 4°15′14″W / 53.209837°N 4.253975°W / 53.209837; -4.253975
OS grid reference	SH 495 704
Location	Llanddaniel Fab, Anglesey
Country	Wales, United Kingdom
Denomination	Church in Wales
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	616 Mid-19th century (present building)
Founder(s)	St Deiniol Fab
Dedication	St Deiniol Fab
Architecture
Functional status	Closed
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	30 January 1968
Architect(s)	Henry Kennedy (1873 repairs)
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic revival
Specifications
Materials	Rubble masonry

St Deiniol's Church, Llanddaniel Fab, is a small 19th-century parish church in the centre of Llanddaniel Fab, a village in Anglesey, north Wales. The first church in this location is said to have been established by St Deiniol Fab (to whom the church is dedicated) in 616. He was the son of St Deiniol, the first Bishop of Bangor. The current building, which is in Early English style, incorporates some material and fittings from an earlier church on the site, including the font and an 18th-century memorial in the porch. The vestry door has medieval jambs and the keystone of its arch, which is also medieval, is a carved human face. Some parts of the nave walls may also come from a previous building here.

The church is no longer used for worship, and the village is now served by a church in Llanfairpwll. As of 2011, the building (without the surrounding grounds) was for sale. 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",^[1] in particular because it is regarded as "a good example of a simple 19th-century rural church".^[2]