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.
Llandyrnog is 7.5Lm east of Denbigh along the A543 and the B5429. The church is in the middle of the village -its churchyard lost part of its grounds to road widening in 1931. 17 graves were lost at this time.
Reference AA Route Planner OS Map 116 Cadw Listing Notice 748
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.
The dedication and shape of the churchyard indicate an early medieval church, St Teyrnog was a C6 saint. Called Landernant in the Norwich taxation of 1254 the church was valued at 20s, forty years later the church was valued at £5 in Pope Nicholas’ taxation and its first rector was recorded in 1535. In the church vestry there is a portrait of Bishop Roberts, Bishop of Bangor who held the living until his death in 1665. A plan of 1872 by Lloyd Williams and Underwood shows a porch and a cell on the north side of the church and a vestry on the south west corner Restoration took place in 1876-8 under the direction of W E Nesfield at a cost of £2186. The pink pebbledash exterior gives a late Victorian impression. The fittings were all new and a fine chancel formed
Reference Buildings of Wales– Clwyd 2003 Cadw Listing Notice 748 CPAT Denbighshire Historic Churches Survey
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
This is a double nave church built with New Red sandstone, now pink pebbledashed. The roofs are of slate with grey ridge tiles and cross finials to the east end of the north nave and on the porch which is timber framed, the work of Nesfield. The west door has fine wrought iron hinges in the early Gothic style
The gables are coped and there is a double bellcote at the west end of the north nave. The main east window is in the Perpendicular style.
Reference Buildings of Wales– Clwyd 2003 Cadw Listing Notice 748
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 church is entered through the south porch which has a tiled floor and plastered whitewashed walls. The roof has two reused trusses and the inner trust has an arch-braced collar with cusped rafters while the outer tie beam has raking struts, all cusped and the purlins look original and there are pronounced wooden pegs. A 2-centred arch is over the main door. The carpentry within the church is to be carefully observed. The north nave is of 10-bays while the south is of 8-bays. Both naves have braced collar beams and each roof slopes with two purlins and cusped wind bracing. An arcade of 5 arches separates the two naves and is supported by octagonal columns. The floors are stone with overlaid carpets. In the north nave, to the left of the chancel steps is an octagonal, carved Gothic pulpit with an iron handrail while to the right is a lectern, both the work of Nesfield . Two steps lead into the chancel with a low wall on each side and the there are two choir stall and those with poppyheads are at the end of the men’s stalls. The communion rail has shallowly indented Gothic floral motifs into the brass rail, there is no gate. On the sanctuary floor there are red, white and black tiles with inset lozenge panels of encaustic tiles which represent the four evangelists. The altar steps have more encaustic tiles and there is a cladding of embossed arabesque green and blue tiles for the full width of the east wall. These are in the style if C16 Moorish tiles which Nesfield used elsewhere and which were probably made by maw & Co of Jackfield. The south nave is closed at its east end by a Gothic vestry screen with the organ on the left and children’s pews to the right. Carved in yellow limestone it the octagonal C19 Gothic font which stands on a raised plinth at the west end of the church. The stained glass: ‘The crucifixion with Panels from the Seven Sacraments’, restored by C E Kempe in 1876, c1500; ‘The Risen Christ with Angels, 1863; ‘Acts of Mercy’, Clayton and Bell, late 1860s/early 1870s; ‘The Annunciation’, designed by Wyndham Hope Hughes for G E Kempe, 1877; ‘Scenes from the Youth of Christ’, c1879; ‘St Deiniol, St Margaret and St Tyrnog’, ‘St Paul and St John the Baptist’, designed by Wyndham Hope Hughes for G E Kempe,1877; ‘Scenes from the Passion and resurrection of Christ’, Alexander Gibbs, 1877. The bells, one cast by ?Luke Ashton in 1735, the other cast by Abel Rudhall in 1749.
Reference Buildings of Wales – Clwyd 2003 Cadw Listing Notice 748 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.