St Peulan's Church, Llanbeulan

St Peulan's Church, Llanbeulan
St Peulan's Church, showing the chapel (left) and chancel (right)
St Peulan's Church, Llanbeulan Location in Anglesey
53°15′05″N 4°26′27″W / 53.251321°N 4.440883°W / 53.251321; -4.440883
OS grid reference	SH 372 754
Location	Llanbeulan, Anglesey
Country	Wales, United Kingdom
Denomination	Church in Wales
History
Status	Church
Founded	Unknown
Dedication	St Peulan
Architecture
Functional status	Redundant church in the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	5 April 1971
Style	Medieval
Specifications
Length	Nave: 27 ft 6 in (8.4 m) Chancel: 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m)
Width	Nave: 15 ft 6 in (4.7 m) Chancel: 11 ft 9 in (3.6 m)
Other dimensions	South chapel: 11 feet 3 inches by 16 feet (3.4 by 4.90 m)
Materials	Rubble masonry, dressed with gritstone

St Peulan's Church, Llanbeulan is a redundant Anglican church in Llanbeulan, in Anglesey, north Wales. The nave, which is the oldest part of the building, dates from the 12th century, with a chancel and side chapel added in the 14th century. The church has a font of early date, possibly from the first half of the 11th century: one historian has said that it would initially have been used as an altar and that "as an altar of the pre-Norman period it is a unique survivor in Wales and, indeed, in Britain".^[1]

The redundant church has been in the care of the charity, the Friends of Friendless Churches since 2005. It is a Grade II* listed building, a designation given to "particularly important buildings of more than special interest",^[2] because it is a medieval church of "typical Anglesey type" that has retained its simple character despite 19th-century alterations.^[3]