St Collen's Church, Llangollen

St Collen's Church
Tower and porch
St Collen's Church Location in Denbighshire
52°58′10″N 3°10′04″W / 52.9694°N 3.1677°W / 52.9694; -3.1677
Location	Llangollen, Denbighshire
Country	Wales
Denomination	Church in Wales
Website	St Collen's Church
History
Associated people	Rev. L. A. Taylor (Priest in charge)
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade I
Designated	24 April 1951
Architect(s)	Samuel Pountney Smith (restoration)
Architectural type	Church
Style	Gothic Revival
Groundbreaking	13th century
Completed	1864–1867; 157 years ago (1867)
Specifications
Materials	Body of church: rubble Roof: slate

St Collen's Church is a parish church in the town of Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales. The first church on the site was founded by Collen in the 6th century. Nothing of this building remains. A new church was built in the 13th century, in the Early English Gothic style. This was developed in the succeeding centuries, and then almost completely rebuilt in the 19th century. The architect of the Victorian reconstruction was Samuel Pountney Smith, who retained little of the earlier church, with the exception of the tower. The churchyard contains the grave of the Ladies of Llangollen, Eleanor Charlotte Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, and their servant Mary Carryl, who lived at the nearby Plas Newydd. In November 2021 the first blessing of a gay partnership in a Church in Wales church was held at St Collen's. The church is an active parish church in the Diocese of St Asaph. It is designated by Cadw as a Grade I listed building.