St Ceinwen's Church, Cerrigceinwen

St Ceinwen's Church, Cerrigceinwen
St Ceinwen's in 2006
St Ceinwen's Church, Cerrigceinwen Location in Anglesey
53°14′12″N 4°21′48″W / 53.236776°N 4.363334°W / 53.236776; -4.363334
OS grid reference	SH423736
Location	Cerrigceinwen, Anglesey
Country	Wales, United Kingdom
Previous denomination	Church in Wales
History
Status	Parish church
Founded	7th century or earlier
Dedication	St Ceinwen
Architecture
Functional status	Closed
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	30 January 1968
Architect(s)	Henry Kennedy and Frederick Rogers
Architectural type	Church
Style	Decorated
Completed	1860
Specifications
Length	c. 39 ft 8 in (12.1 m)
Nave width	c. 20 ft 8 in (6.3 m)
Floor area	c. 1,076 sq ft (100 m2)
Materials	Rubble masonry and slate

St Ceinwen's Church, Cerrigceinwen, is a former parish church in the countryside of central Anglesey, north Wales. The present building dates from 1860, although the site has been used for worship since at least the 7th century. The doorway reuses some old carved gravestones, one from the 9th to 11th centuries, and another from the 12th century. The church grounds contain a well, once thought to have healing properties. The church and the well are both named after St Ceinwen, an early Celtic female saint.

The church is closed and no longer used for worship by the Church in Wales and, as of July 2012, 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 a "simple rural church" from the 19th century that reuses older carved stonework.^[2]