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.
Llanwnda lies just inland from the north coast of the Lleyn Peninsula just to the west of the Welsh Highland Railway about 5km south of Caernarfon on the A487 some 26km north north-west of Porthmadog
References
Route Planner Directions, traffic and maps AA
OS Map (Landranger No 123)
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.
On the site of a medieval church the present church was built by George Alexander in 1847. The medieval church was described by Sir Stephen Glynn as a ‘small, rude cruciform church, with a turret containing tow bells. The medieval church was somewhere in the present churchyard
Buildings of Wales – Gwynedd 2009
Cadw Listings Notice
GAT Historic Churches in the Diocese of Bangor
A description of the exterior of the church and the main features of the churchyard.
The church is a cruciform Neo-Norman church with a nave, south porch, north vestry and short apsidal chancel. It was constructed in course rubble with ashlar windows. It has a double bellcote. It has a slate roof with slate-coped verges and Celtic crosses to the transepts and the east end of the nave. The apsidal chancel has a conical roof and three round headed windows, all containing stained glass
Bangor GAT Historic Churches in the Diocese of Bangor
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 has a spacious interior with plain arches to the chancel and transepts. The chancel arch has blue painted ribbed ceilure and gilded stats. The nave roof is of six bays, with arch-braced trusses on stone corbels and with V-struts from collars to principal rafters, double-purlins and exposed rafters. There is a circular font on a moulded circular plinth probably dating from 1847. The late stained glass in the chancel depicts from north to south ‘Faith, Hope and Charity’, 1899, Lavers & Westlake. In the north wall of the north transept ‘St George and St David’, 1922, Christopher Whall. There is a wooden lectern in front of the altar steps which has a brass candelabra, the C20 altar rail is flanked by a square wooden pulpit with Norman blind arcading.
Within the new church are items form the old church: a C17/C18 chest in the north transept with a strap-hinged curved lid made from 2 planks and having 3 original locks and 2 additional small ones; in the chancel are two small copper collections of shovels with wooden handles, the backs inscribed ‘ Rhodd Lhwyd Foxwist A.B./O Rhyddallt/ I Eglwys Llanwnda/Hydref 16, 1772; a mahogany chair(c1800) and an early C18 communion table in the vestry made from oak with shaped brackets and heavy turned legs supporting the framing; a loose slate slab also in the vestry inscribed ‘This gallery was rebuilt in 1748’; there is an oak bench at the west end of the nave with a panelled back and shaped arms (one missing) with played splayed legs and the top rail inscribed ‘AMW H.R. Esqr BODADEN, with one of the panels ‘Pengwern.
Stained Glass in Wales
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.