medieval church near north wales founded church 6th century exact date unknown existence church recorded parts present building date parts 15th century unusual possibly intended use added 16th century church contains 18th century fittings including rare georgian pulpit reading desk church use worship seven churches combined group parishes grade listed building national designation given particularly important buildings special interest regarded good rural medieval church features 15th century 18th century fittings history location church rural location middle miles north west county town short distance small village village takes church welsh word originally meant enclosure church modified form saint church site established female saint 6th century exact date unknown daughters king northern britain lost lands sought safety family ruler gave land church time taxation present walls date 13th century church control east gaining income paid church gradually diminished size importance prior entire community stage signature lease church member prominent family town period years annual rent north doorway east window late 15th century added west end half 16th century restoration work carried funded 7th work services service scheduled sunday month afternoon church parish combined parishes seven churches total parish diocese position vicar vacant architecture fittings church built rubble masonry large boulder roof slate stone main church feet inches long feet inches wide west end measures feet inches feet inches west end roof nave single bell decorated bull heads dated east end cross structural division nave chancel west end smaller lower height main building built line built use 16th century doorway west end converted window 19th century modern door east end 18th century fireplace main entrance church north nave dating late 15th century doorway pointed square frame east window chancel 15th century lights headed pointed arch stained glass pre artist added windows north wall late 16th century square heads south wall similar window copies 19th century church cylindrical stone font dating 13th century carved decorations particularly elaborate leaf design pattern decoration incomplete left unfinished fittings date late 18th century refurbished include triple pulpit combined reading desk sides pulpit bears inscription altar communion rails sides probably similar date pulpit seats nearby chancel north south 18th century memorials east pulpit box dates 18th century 19th west open benches church chest dated hat walls silver 16th century lid dated returned church dealer purchased years thinking tudor sugar lid investigations showed belonged nearby closed church transferred silver chance conversation dealer local clergyman group led discovery lid mark fitted dealer decided ought return church assessment church national recognition statutory protection alteration designated grade listed building second highest grade listing designating particularly important buildings special interest given status listed good rural medieval church retains features original simple medieval plan body responsible built heritage wales inclusion welsh buildings statutory lists notes 18th century fittings memorials adds addition west unusual 19th century antiquarian described church small remarkably built mentioned ancient curious chapel west end nave writing clergyman antiquarian said better architectural features small churches guide buildings region describes restoration notes rare surviving georgian fittings including pulpit guide religious buildings wales says earliest finest pre church interiors
St Cwyllog's Church, Llangwyllog