small medieval parish church near village north wales building probably dates 15th century alterations contains 12th century carved stone font 13th century decorated coffin lid bell inscribed year casting historian vicar late 17th early 18th centuries invented land buried churchyard time 19th century dilapidated permit services held repairs carried 19th century church worship combined parish services held month april september grade listed building national designation given particularly important buildings special interest particular regarded good example simple substantially late medieval church said important survival older churches extensively rebuilt repaired 19th century alterations mary extensive history location mary church located churchyard yards road countryside near village north wales church miles county town mile neighbouring church takes church welsh word originally meant enclosure church fair modified form patron saint welsh mary referring mother jesus means type welsh land division parish means mary church date construction church uncertain medieval building probably 15th century 19th century clergyman antiquarian thought church probably 16th century date built material older structure historian suggested church dedicated sacked ease owned date transfer uncertain records survived mentioned belonging charter written shall know distant community came possess churches thought significant controlled churches mainland 16th century windows nave stonework supporting window structure added roof date later century early following century history antiquarian said church years state performance divine service noted rebuilt time compared churches 19th century changes substantial repairs undertaken supervision architects worship church wales service welsh held sunday afternoon month april september services held rest year churches combined parishes combined priest diocese priest charge group parishes people associated church include clergyman antiquarian incumbent priest ease death wrote history invented land buried churchyard farm nearby prototype testing carried architecture fittings church built rubble masonry dressed sandstone measures feet entrance west end north wall roof slate bell west end inscription bell states cast bell marked repeated initials inside structural division nave chancel 19th century wooden screen wrought iron gates step chancel sanctuary marked step base altar steps decorated tiles internal roof seven bays sections exposed window centre north wall lights sections window separated pairs light windows south wall window east end pair lights topped stonework pattern overlapping circles roughly oval font west end nave 12th century pattern sides decorated cross base font rectangular rounded corners carved human heads corners middle snake sides sign east font added later coffin lid dating middle 13th century displayed upside north wall chancel decorated carved cross foliage design 19th century visitor noted old plain coffin church floor churchyard near east window 18th century slate plaque south wall nave memorials 19th 20th centuries assessment church national recognition statutory protection alteration designated grade listed building second highest grades listing designating particularly important buildings special interest given status january listed regarded good example simple substantially late medieval church welsh government body responsible built heritage wales inclusion welsh buildings statutory lists notes old churches rebuilt restored 19th century considered important survival writing said smallest buildings class island feature architectural value noted elaborate coffin lid said font rude production twelfth century remarkable collection monuments historian clergyman writing survey church architecture contents referred coffin lid county outstanding examples memorials guide churches describes good example small country church notes simple screen maintained churchyard guide buildings region refers church small church date says font strangely carved rectangular base inconsistent found
St Mary's Church, Llanfair-yn-y-Cwmwd