church medieval church near village north wales village mile building takes church founded present building dates 12th 13th centuries alterations 16th century large east window perpendicular style added chancel window described guide buildings north wales big fit wall restoration work took place mid-19th century windows added chancel largely rebuilt church use weekly sunday services welsh english churches combined parish grade listed building national designation given particularly important buildings special interest particular age east window church contains decorated font 12th century memorials 18th 19th 20th centuries 19th century methodist minister buried graveyard history location central north wales situated south roads raised ground modern village mile west church village takes church welsh word originally meant enclosure church modified form saint date foundation building site unknown guide churches wrote thought established church 7th century saint little detail known follower saint associated christian community wales credited foundation church modern day south wales brother established church mid wales present building dates 12th century medieval building parish 13th century chancel extended older church rebuilt previous stones time position rector parish held person holding position office longer case structural changes church early 16th century windows added chancel restoration work took place nave chancel architect diocese chancel rebuilt east wall window retained windows added church regular use belongs churches combined churches diocese current incumbent appointed vicar position vacant years despite attempts church wales fill assisted associate priest associate services held sunday morning alternating bilingual service service services people associated church include elected professor university_of_oxford shortly death father thomas perpetual church 19th century writer priest time early 1860s 19th century preacher born parish buried graveyard surrounds church architecture fittings church built rubble masonry mainly dressed nave measures feet inches long feet inches wide chancel measures feet inches long feet inches wide nave bays chancel east end nave bays slightly wider nave nave chancel external buttresses internally chancel arch dates 13th century feet wide feet floor arch supporting pillars feet tall windows early 16th century chancel large east window perpendicular style contrast rest church mainly decorated style headed lights separated vertical measures feet inches widest point feet inches tallest unlike windows church contains coloured glass smaller window north wall dates time square frame containing lights matching window added 19th century opposite wall windows church 19th century designs window north wall nave stained glass added memorial local residents died 1990s entrance porch probably dating 16th century south building west end nave west end roof slate ornate bell added kennedy plain iron crosses porch chancel inside roof exposed choir stalls added 19th century nave brass memorial chancellor died wife son memorials inside church including parish died world war circular font west end dates 12th century decorative panels group north west wales medieval decorative style showing links irish norse artistic traditions similar found author says patterns nearby county closely linked patterns stone crosses churchyard churchyard contains commonwealth war graves east ground buried british_army soldiers world war north north west church buried soldiers world war assessment church national recognition statutory protection alteration designated grade listed building second highest grade listing designating particularly important buildings special interest given status january listed medieval church unusually dates substantially 12th 13th centuries body responsible built heritage wales inclusion welsh buildings statutory lists notes fine 16th century rebuilding chancel chancel window chancel arch described guide buildings north west wales best arch region fine east window big fit wall 19th century antiquarian described church structure exhibiting excellent architectural details decorated east window good design enriched writing kennedy restoration work clergyman antiquarian noted wooden gallery west end font inscribed described chancel arch displaying good character welsh politician church historian sir visited church wrote fair specimen better sort church nave chancel good proportions chancel properly distinguished developed said chancel arch considerable unusual having excellent shafts middle pointed character
St Cristiolus's Church, Llangristiolus