Saint Peris's Church is a
parish church of the
Church in Wales in
Nant Peris
The Llanberis Pass ( cy, Bwlch Llanberis; alternative English name, Pass of Llanberis) in Snowdonia carries the main road ( A4086) from the south-east to Llanberis, over Pen-y-Pass, between the mountain ranges of the Glyderau and the Snowdon ma ...
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Gwynedd
Gwynedd (; ) is a county and preserved county (latter with differing boundaries; includes the Isle of Anglesey) in the north-west of Wales. It shares borders with Powys, Conwy County Borough, Denbighshire, Anglesey over the Menai Strait, and C ...
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Wales.
History
The church of St Peris is in the village
Nant Peris
The Llanberis Pass ( cy, Bwlch Llanberis; alternative English name, Pass of Llanberis) in Snowdonia carries the main road ( A4086) from the south-east to Llanberis, over Pen-y-Pass, between the mountain ranges of the Glyderau and the Snowdon ma ...
. Originally the village was known as Llanberis, but in the 19th century the new development north west lower down in the valley took the name Llanberis, and the old village became Old Llanberis, and then
Nant Peris
The Llanberis Pass ( cy, Bwlch Llanberis; alternative English name, Pass of Llanberis) in Snowdonia carries the main road ( A4086) from the south-east to Llanberis, over Pen-y-Pass, between the mountain ranges of the Glyderau and the Snowdon ma ...
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The church dates from at least the 14th century. The transepts are 15th- or 16th-century. The church was extended eastwards and the chancel rebuilt in the 17th century.
A restoration was carried out by
Henry Kennedy of Bangor in 1848, and again in 1893 when the church was re-plastered and re-decorated, with some new joinery work for £230 (). More work was completed in 1899 when the walls were boarded, an oak reredos installed and encaustic tiles laid round the altar. This was carried out by Evan Parry of
Menai Bridge.
The lychgate dates from 1929.
Stained glass
The east window was the gift of John Christopher Lloyd Williams in 1926 and was designed by W. Aikman.
Parish
The church is in the parish of Bro Eryri, which encompasses:
*Christ Church,
Deiniolen
Deiniolen (; ; ) is a village in Gwynedd, Wales, at the foot of Elidir Fawr, in Llanddeiniolen Community. Deiniolen has views over Caernarfon (7 miles away) and on a clear day, Holyhead Mountain and occasionally the Wicklow Mountains in Irelan ...
*St Deiniol's Church,
Llanddeiniolen
*St Helen's Church,
Penisa'r Waun
Penisa'r-waun is a small village which is located 4 miles to the east of Caernarfon and a mile to the northeast of Llanrug on the A4547 in Gwynedd, north-west Wales.
Education
The village includes a primary school, Ysgol Gymuned Penisarwaun, th ...
*St Michael's Church,
Llanrug
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St Padarn's Church, Llanberis
Saint Padarn's Church, Llanberis is a parish church of the Church in Wales in Llanberis.
History
The original church of St Peris was to the south-east of Llanberis and as the town expanded a new church was required.
The foundation stone was lai ...
References
External links
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Church in Wales church buildings
Buildings and structures in Gwynedd
Grade II* listed churches in Gwynedd
Saint Peris's Church