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| St Mary's Church, Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy | |
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  St Mary's Church, Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy Location in Anglesey | |
| 53°23′17″N 4°31′01″W / 53.388096°N 4.517068°W | |
| OS grid reference | SH 327 908 |
| Location | Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy, Anglesey |
| Country | Wales, United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church in Wales |
| History | |
| Status | Parish church |
| Founded | 11th or 12th century |
| Dedication | St Mary |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade I |
| Designated | 12 May 1970 |
| Architect(s) | Weightman and Hadfield, Sheffield (1847 restoration) Harold Hughes (1931 repairs) |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Medieval with Perpendicular details |
| Specifications | |
| Length | Nave: 27 ft 9 in (8.5 m) |
| Nave width | 13 ft 8 in (4.2 m) |
| Other dimensions | Chancel: 32 ft 6 in by 14 ft (9.9 by 4.3 m) South chapel: 32 ft 6 in by 14 ft 6 in (9.9 by 4.4 m) |
| Materials | Rubble masonry dressed with freestone; slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of Wales |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bangor |
| Archdeaconry | Bangor |
| Deanery | Llifon and Talybolion |
| Parish | Bodedern with Llanfaethlu |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | Vacant[1] |
St Mary's Church, Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy is a medieval parish church in the north-west of Anglesey, north Wales. The date of foundation of the church, which is in the village of Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy, is unknown, but the oldest parts date from the 11th or 12th century. It has twice been enlarged: in the 15th century, when the chancel was rebuilt, and in the 16th century, when a chapel was added to the south of the chancel, separated by three arches. The tower at the west end is from the 17th century. A south porch of unknown date has been converted into a vestry, and the church is now entered through the tower.
St Mary's is a Grade I listed building, a national designation given to buildings of "exceptional, usually national, interest",[2] in particular because it is regarded as "a fine rural parish church, incorporating significant early Medieval fabric".[3] Writers in the 19th century commented on the "lofty square tower",[4] the "very good" east window,[5] and the "many elegant monuments";[6] the clergyman and antiquarian Harry Longueville Jones called St Mary's "one of the best specimens of an old parish church in the island".[7] In the 21st century, one writer has noted the "impressive lychgate"[8] and a guide to the buildings of the region calls it "the most important church in north west Anglesey".[9]
The church is still used for worship by the Church in Wales, one of nine in a combined parish, although as of 2013 there has not been an incumbent priest since September 2009. People associated with the church include James Williams, a 19th-century rector who was awarded a gold medal for his efforts to save lives at sea, and his great-grandson, the artist Sir Kyffin Williams. Both are buried in the churchyard.
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