St Cadwaladr's Church, Llangadwaladr, Anglesey
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St Cadwaladr's Church is a Grade I listed church in
Llangadwaladr Llangadwaladr () is a small village in south-west Anglesey, Wales, located around 2 miles east of Aberffraw and 3 miles south of Gwalchmai. It is part of the community of Bodorgan. The village is a short distance from the ancient ''llys'' ( en ...
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Anglesey Anglesey (; cy, (Ynys) Môn ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms a principal area known as the Isle of Anglesey, that includes Holy Island across the narrow Cymyran Strait and some islets and skerries. Anglesey island ...
. The church is built in the perpendicular style. The nave is dated to the 12th to early 13th century and the chancel to the 14th. Considerable additions were later made in the mid 17th century, with the north chapel in 1640 and the south chapel in 1661. In 1856 the church underwent restoration, at which time to south porch was added. In the newer part of the churchyard, south of the church, are
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of four British airmen and a Polish airman of
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CWGC Cemetery report, details from casualty record.


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Artworks at St Cadwaladr's Church, Llangadwaladr
12th-century church buildings in Wales 13th-century church buildings in Wales 14th-century church buildings in Wales Church in Wales church buildings Grade I listed churches in Anglesey {{Anglesey-struct-stub