St Trygarn's Church, Llandrygarn
St Trygarn's Church | |
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Church of St Trygarn | |
Roman Catholic Church of England | |
History | |
Status | active |
Architecture | |
Years built | 13th century |
Administration | |
Diocese | Diocese of Bangor |
Parish | Bro Cyngar |
St Trygarn's Church is a
History
St Trygarn's Church is thought to have been built in the 13th century; the former north doorway of the
In the 19th century, new windows were installed and the majority of the interior was refitted.[2] Samuel Lewis noted in 1849 that St Trygarn's Church and St Twrog's Church, Bodwrog, shared a priest, who resided in a house in Bodwrog built in 1838 by Jesus College, Oxford, to whom belonged the tithes of the parish.[4] The church was described in Archaeologia Cambrensis as a small, single-aisled church with dimensions of 40 feet (12 m) by 14 feet 6 inches (4.42 m).[5] The church continues to serve the parish and provide services bilingually in English and Welsh.[1]
Listing
The church was granted Grade II-listed status in 1971 as "a rural Medieval church of the simple traditional type, characteristic of Anglesey."[2]
References
- ^ a b "St. Trygarn's Church, Llandrygarn". Church in Wales. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f Good Stuff (4 May 1971). "Church of St Trygarn – Bodffordd – Isle of Anglesey – Wales". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ a b c d An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Anglesey. The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales and Montmouthshire. 1937. pp. 50–51.
- ^ "Blaencaron – Bolbro". British-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- ^ Archaeologia Cambrensis. W. Pickering. 1862. p. 121.