St Ddwywe, Talybont

Name:
St Ddwywe, Talybont
Record Type:
Daughter Church
Church code:
2390
Diocese:
Bangor
Archdeaconry:
Meirionnydd
Parish:

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade II* Listed Building
Scheduled Monument?
There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

The church is in the following National Park: Snowdonia

Conservation Area

The church is not in a Conservation Area

Buildings At Risk Status

On Buildings At Risk Register?
This church is not on the Buildings at Risk Register
 

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Medieval

Exterior Image

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Summary Description

The significant local family were the Vaughan family of Cors y Gedol who were Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses and loyal supporters of Henry Tudor. Their chapel was added to the church in 1615. Locally is an orange sandstone, a rare freestone quarried to the east from C13 and manganese was mined in the area in C19 and briefly during World War 1. References Buildings of Wales – Gwynedd 2009 The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales

Visiting and Facilities

The church is open for worship.
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Church Website

Church Website:
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Sources and Further Information

View information on worship and access at this church on the Church In Wales web site
RCAHMW (2004) Coflein http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/43872/details/ [Digital Archive/Document]