St Rhwydrus's Church is a medieval church in the village of

Cemlyn Cemlyn is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It lies near Cemlyn Bay. It is in the community of Cylch-y-Garn Cylch-y-Garn is a community in Anglesey, Wales, located on the north west coast of the county, west of Amlwch, north east ...

on the

Isle of 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, ...

, Wales. The building dates from the mid-12th century and underwent renovations in the 19th century. It was designated a

Grade II* In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...

-listed building on 5 December 1970.

History and location

St Rhwydrus's Church is situated in an isolated location near the village of Cemlyn. The church was first mentioned in the

Norwich Taxation Annates ( or ; la, annatae, from ', "year") were a payment from the recipient of an ecclesiastical benefice to the ordaining authorities. Eventually, they consisted of half or the whole of the first year's profits of a benefice; after the appropr ...

of 1254. The oldest part of the structure dates from the 12th century, which consists of the nave and rounded doorway. It was granted Grade II*-listed status on 5 December 1970.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Llanrhwydrus, Saint Rhwydrus Grade II* listed churches in Anglesey 12th-century church buildings in Wales