The name or dedication of the church.
This identifies the church type. Most churches are parish churches which means they serve a specific parish or area. Other types such as chapel, daughter and mission are mostly historic designations as many are now also parish churches. Please note that former churches are no longer used for worhsip and may be in private ownership.
A unique identification number given to every church.
The name of the diocese in which the church is located.
The name of the archdeaconry in which the church is located.
This is the legal name of the parish as given by the Church Commissioners.
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There are 3 levels of listing: Grade I, II* & II. The majority of buildings which are of special interest are Grade II. A much smaller number of particularly important buildings are listed as Grade II*. Buildings of exceptional interest (approx 2% of the total number of listed buildings) are Grade I.
Ancient monuments and archaeological remains of national importance are protected by law. Cadw, the Welsh Government’s historic environment service is responsible for compiling a schedule (list) of these ancient monuments, some of which can be found in churches and churchyards. Examples can include churchyard crosses and the archaeological remains of previous churches or buildings on the site.
There are three National Parks in Wales: Snowdonia, Pembrokeshire Coast and Brecon Beacons. These protect 20 percent of the land in Wales, including precious landscapes, habitats, villages and heritage sites.
There are over 500 conservation areas in Wales. They are designated by local planning authorities for their special architectural and historic interest.
The Buildings at Risk register is managed by Cadw (the Welsh Government’s historic environment service) in order to identify the number and type of listed buildings at risk in Wales.
It is often extremely difficult to determine a precise date of construction for a church as many have been extensively altered over time. Church Heritage Cymru therefore shows a date range within which a church is believed to have been constructed. The dates are as follows: Early Medieval (pre 1066), Medieval (post 1066 to 1540), Post Medieval (1540 to 1837), Victorian/Pre WWI (1837 to 1914) and Modern (post 1914).
This is a very brief summary of the church's main features. More detailed nformation can be found in the other fields and pages (tabs) in this database.
Useful information is displayed here for people wishing to visit the church. This may include things like opening hours, catering & toilet facilities, parking, etc.
If the church has its own website the details will be displayed here.
Any further sources of information for the church will be listed here (eg. links to other historic databases).
This is the Ordnance Survey (OS) reference for the location of the church. Some locations will be approximate as this data is continuously being refined and updated.
This is the name of the Local Authoirity within which the church is located.
This describes how the church relates to its immediate and wider environment, sometimes called its setting. It describes how the church contributes to its landscape or townscape and how these things collectively contribute to the character of the area.
The village of Llanfair Dyffryn Clwyd is on the A525, 3km south of Ruthin. The church is on the east side of the village in a walled churchyard.
Reference AA Route Planner OS Map 116 Cadw Listing Notice 767
This is a description of the ground plan of the church.
If known, the dimensions (measurements) of the church ground plan will be displayed here.
If the footrprint (area) of the church is known, it will be displayed here.
A description of the history and archaeology of the church and its site.
Originally a church here was dedicated to St Cynfach a C6 or C7 North Wales chieftain. A church was mentioned here in 1254 valued at £3 6s 8d in the Norwich Taxation and £16 in the Lincoln taxation of 1291. The present church is a C15 rebuild and given the additional dedication. A C14 sepulchral slab is now in the chancel and remnants of C14 slob are to be seen blocking the north doorway. The two naves were of equal importance. The church was restored in 1870-72 by John D Sedding, an architect from Bristol at a cost of £2300. The walls were raised by 0,6 m and the exterior white wash removed as were the ceiling and west gallery in the south nave. The roof was reconstructed and re-exposed, new alter, reredos, stalls, screen pulpit and font were introduced and the north nave became the principal nave with a new porch. Part of a C15 rood screen survives and the old altar and pulpit were removed to the Jesus chapel. Subsequently a vestry in the western part of the north nave was created.
Reference Buildings of Wales– Clwyd 2003 Cadw Listing Notice 767
CPAT Denbighshire Historic Churches Survey
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
The double-nave layout is common in Vale of Clwyd churches, it was built using a local limestone, axe dressed and coursed with some sandstone. The roofs are slate with red clay ridge tiles and stone finial crosses to the east end of the chancel and of the south aisle. There is a double nave, a west tower attached to the north nave and a south porch. The now blocked north doorway was made from local sandstone and has a four-centred chamfered arch. The south door and porch were redesigned at the restoration. The east wall retains early grotesque heads. The upper stage of the tower is unbuttressed with a shallow battlemented parapet. There is no external differentiation between the nave and chancel. The porch has foundation stone walls with a timber superstructure and above the door is a painted statue of St Mary.
Reference Buildings of Wales – Clwyd 2003 Cadw Listing Notice 767 CPAT Denbighshire Historic Churches Survey
Information about any noteable architects, artists, people, or events associated with the church.
Information about any important features and building fabric.
If known, a list of the church's major building material/s will be displayed here.
Any renewable energy systems the church is using will be listed here.
This section gives a general description of the interior of the church. Further details of any important internal fixtures and fittings will be listed below.
The two naves are of the same size and are separated by an arcade of six arches, they are of two orders of chamfer on octagonal columns. The ceilings of re-used timber are of 7-bays with the celured part of a barrel over the chancel of each. The trusses have high collars with arched braces and quatrefoil and trefoil apertures at the top. The celures have decorated longitudinal fascias and close set lateral plain ribs. Thew red quarry tiles floor has been laid diagonally with Goodwin’s encaustic tiles in the north chancel and sanctuary. There is a single step into each chancel with low Gothic screens, the southern one being the remnant of a rood screen. The reredos is a freeze of ogee-headed panels said to be alabaster which has been painted, it has a cross at the centre which is flanked by the Archangel and the Virgin. The altar rails are brass on bronze decorative standards and have a removable centre section rather than a gate. Between the two sanctuaries is a low oak screen, each has a C19 aumbry. The stained glass: ‘The Crucifixion and the Last Supper’, Lavers, Barraud & Westlake, 1872; ‘Virgin and Child with St James, St John and St Winefride’, C E Kempe, 1890; ‘Medieval fragments’, c1503; ‘Christ with children’, James Powell & Sons – artist Christopher Whall, 1893; ‘The Resurrection’, possibly Heaton, Butler & Bayne, c1874; Virgin and Child with St Ann and St Elizabeth, late C19. The church has a ring of four bells, one cast in 1684 by William Eldridge, one cast probably R Oldfield in 1631, one cast in 1740 by Abel Rudhall, and one cast by the Whitechapel foundry in 1982.
Reference
Buildings of Wales – Clwyd 2003 Cadw Listing Notice 767 CPAT Denbighshire Historic Churches Survey Stained Glass in Wales A National Bell Register - George Dawson's Website - Homestead
Information about the church's important internal fixtures and fittings.
Information about the church's important moveable items and artworks.
A description of the ecology of the churchyard.
Information about the presence of bats in the church building or churchyard.
Records whether the church has been consecrated.
Records whether there have been burials in the churchyard.
Records whether the churchyard is still being used for burials.
Records whether there are any war graves in the churchyard.
Any important churchyard structures will be listed here.
Signifiance levels are set at high, medium and low.
Significance defines what is special about a church. This could be architectural, archaeological, historical or liturgical. Here, it describes the relationship of the church to its surrounding area and helps place it within its wider landscape context.
Significance defines what is special about a church. This could be architectural, archaeological, historical or liturgical. Here, it describes the significance of the historic building fabric of the church.
Significance defines what is special about a church. This could be architectural, archaeological, historical or liturgical. Here, it describes the historic significance of the interior of the church.
Significance defines what is special about a church. This could be architectural, archaeological, historical or liturgical. Here, it describes the relationship between the church and its community.