St Fflewin's Church, Llanfflewin
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St Fflewin's Church, Llanfflewin (sometimes referred to as St Fflewyn's Church, Llanfflewyn)[note 1] is a small rural church, situated by a farm in Anglesey, Wales. The first church on the site is said to have been built by St Fflewin in 630, but the present building has no structural features dating from before the 18th century, although the church has a font from the 14th or 15th century and part of an inscribed medieval gravestone has been reused in a window sill.
St Fflewin's Church, Llanfflewin | |
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Location in Anglesey | |
53.372389°N 4.482285°W / 53.372389; -4.482285 | |
OS grid reference | SH 349 890 |
Location | Llanfflewin, Anglesey |
Country | Wales |
Denomination | Church in Wales |
History | |
Status | Church |
Founded | 630 (reputedly) Earliest dateable feature of present building is 18th-century |
Founder(s) | St Fflewin (reputedly) |
Dedication | St Fflewin |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 12 May 1970 |
Specifications | |
Length | 47 ft 6 in (14.5 m) |
Width | 14 ft 9 in (4.5 m) |
Materials | Rubble masonry |
Administration | |
Province | Province of Wales |
Diocese | Diocese of Bangor |
Archdeaconry | Bangor |
Deanery | Twrcelyn |
Parish | Llanfechell with Bodewryd with Rhosbeirio with Llanfflewin and Llanbadrig |
Clergy | |
Rector | Reverend Canon G W Edwards[1] |
The church is still used for worship by the Church in Wales, and is one of five churches in a combined benefice. 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",[4] because it is a "simple rural church built on Medieval foundations".[3] A 2006 guide to the churches of Anglesey said that it is a "typical, well-preserved rural church and is well worth a visit."[5]