church church medieval church wales church said founded 7th century earliest parts present building dating 12th century church extended 14th century changes coming years contains 12th century font 14th century memorial stone workshop stone church use seven churches combined parish grade listed building national designation given particularly important buildings special interest age retention original features including history location church stands churchyard rural eastern near village church gave area welsh word originally meant enclosure church saint date foundation church unknown author guide churches notes thought nephew saint established religious community place 7th century churches established according 19th century writer church donated established known church recorded year oldest parts building including blocked west door date 12th century extension chancel probably 14th century east window 15th century south door dates 16th century saw addition south restoration work took place roof adding north window west door discovered use worship belongs seven churches combined diocese rector reverend architecture fittings church built rough rubble masonry stone parts covered render chancel nave measure feet inches feet inches south feet internal walls roof slate change structure denote internal division nave oldest building chancel west end roof church entrance porch south rebuilt material dating 15th century round headed door inside square door frame date east window chancel shape pointed arch dates 15th century lights topped hood mould north nave rectangular window 16th century south windows south east walls south window lights topped 16th century arch east window small rectangular 14th century wide opening rest church spanned large wooden beam west wall south holds century carved stone wears holding staff right hand inscribed left appearance monk commenting cord hanging waist similar worn monks order flowers background historian written depiction staff accurate suggests artefacts objects survived sculptor copy inscription reads lies offered image health souls grey sandstone wales area donor land land probable paid rebuilding work church woman appearing inscription aunt stone originates workshop similar memorials area stone originally shrine saint positioned altar 18th century moved present location cylindrical font west end nave 12th century outside font decorated carvings bands band contains round headed arches middle band series band crosses patterns decorations similarities design style font church 18th century stone tablet recording poor parish north wall chancel communion table rails date late 17th century churchyard contains war grave world war 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 good medieval rural church retains original early features welsh government body responsible built heritage wales inclusion welsh buildings statutory lists particularly notes fine 14th century memorial writing clergyman antiquarian said church treasures described font remarkably curious said monumental wales higher antiquarian value image guide buildings region notes barn like entrance porch describes surprisingly accomplished
St Iestyn's Church, Llaniestyn