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Anglesey Churches and Chapels

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  • There are an extraordinary number of churches and non-conformist places of worship in Anglesey. The council area has an estimated 169 to 200 active churches for 69,700 inhabitants, a ratio of one church to every 349 to 412 inhabitants. If one adds in the defunct ones, this would be another 60.
  • Profiles Baptisms and Marriages can be linked to the churches or chapels, but Burials should linked to the Churchyard/Cemetery when included on Wikitree. A link to the Cemetery should be found in the Church's Category Information Box.
  • Listed Buildings in Isle of Anglesey, as throughout Wales, are managed by CADW[1]. Amazingly, there are 73 listed churches and chapels in Anglesey. Cadw is a Welsh word meaning ‘to keep’ or ‘to protect’. There are three Grades of Listings,
    • Grade I: buildings of exceptional interest.
    • Grade II*: particularly important buildings of more than special interest.
    • Grade II: buildings that are of special interest, warranting every effort to preserve them


  • There are 6 Grade I listed churches.
  1. St Mary's and St Nicholas's Church, Beaumaris
  2. St Cybi's Church, Holyhead
  3. St Eilian's Church, Llaneilian
  4. St Mary's Church, Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy
  5. St Cadwaladr's Church, Llangadwaladr
  6. St Mary's Church, Tal-y-llyn


  • There are 35 Grade II* listed churches
  1. St Beuno, Aberffraw
  2. Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride, Amlwch
  3. St Eleth, Amlwch
  4. St Edeyrn, Bodedern
  5. St Twrog's Church, Bodwrog
  6. St Gwenllwyfo's Church, Dulas
  7. St Morhaiarn's Church, Gwalchmai
  8. St Pabo's Church, Llanbabo
  9. St Padrig's Church, Llanbadrig
  10. St Peter's Church, Llanbedrgoch
  11. St Peulan's Church, Llanbeulan
  12. St Dyfnan's Church, Llanddyfnan
  13. St Tyfrydog's Church, Llandyfrydog
  14. St Eugrad's Church, Llaneugrad
  15. St Maethlu's Church, Llanfaethlu
  16. St Mary's Church, Llanfair-yn-y-Cwmwd
  17. St Mary's Church, Llanfair Mathafarn Eithaf
  18. St Mechell's Church, Llanfechell
  19. St Michael's Church, Llanfihangel Din Sylwy
  20. Moreia Chapel, Llangefni
  21. St Ceinwen's Church, Llangeinwen
  22. St Cristiolus's Church, Llangristiolus
  23. St Cwyfan's Church, Llangwyfan
  24. St Cwyllog's Church, Llangwyllog
  25. Old Church of St Nidan, Llanidan
  26. St Iestyn's Church, Llaniestyn
  27. St Rhwydrus's's Church, Llanrhwydrus
  28. St Sadwrn's Church, Llansadwrn
  29. Old Church of St Afran, St Ieuan and St Sannan, Llantrisant
  30. St Tysilio's Church, Menai Bridge
  31. St Peter's Church, Newborough
  32. St Gredifael's Church, Penmynydd
  33. St Michael's Church, Penrhoslligwy
  34. St Beuno's Church, Trefdraeth
  35. St Caian's Church, Tregaian


  • and 32 Grade II listed
  1. St Mary's Church, Bodewryd
  2. St Ceinwen's Church, Cerrigceinwen
  3. St Llwydian's Church, Heneglwys, Bodffordd
  4. Capel y Bedd, Holyhead
  5. St Cynfarwy's Church, Llechgynfarwy
  6. St Deiniol's Church, Llanddaniel Fab
  7. St Dona's Church, Llanddona
  8. St Edwen's Church, Llanedwen
  9. St Ffinan's Church, Llanffinan
  10. St Fflewyn's Church, Llanfflewyn
  11. St Figael's Church, Llanfigael
  12. St Gallgo's Church, Llanallgo
  13. St Trygarn's Church, Llandrygarn
  14. St Maelog's Church, Llanfaelog
  15. St Catherine's Church, Llanfaes
  16. St Mary's Church, Llanfair-yn-Neubwll
  17. St Mary's Church, Llanfairpwllgwyngyll
  18. St Mihangel's Church, Llanfihangel yn Nhowyn
  19. St Michael's Church, Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog
  20. St Caffo's Church, Llangaffo
  21. St Cyngar's Church, Llangefni
  22. St Cawrdaf's Church, Llangoed
  23. St Mary's Church, Llannerch-y-medd
  24. St Mary's Church, Menai Bridge
  25. St Mary's Church, Pentraeth
  26. St Nidan's Church, Llanidan
  27. St Ceidio's Church, Rhodogeidio
  28. St Mary's Church, Rhodogeidio
  29. St Peirio's Church, Rhosbeirio
  30. Capel Lligwy, Rhoslligwy
  31. St Gwenfaen's Church, Rhoscolyn

Sources

  1. https://cadw.gov.wales/




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