St. Hilary’s Chapel

St Hilary's Chapel is a former church in Denbigh, Denbighshire, north Wales, of which only the tower remains. The town's garrison church, it lay to the north Denbigh Castle.

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Type: Building
Description: ruined church in Denbigh, Wales
Also known as: “Capel Sant Hilari”, “St Hilary’s Chapel”, “St Hilary’s Chapel, Denbigh”, “St Hilary’s Church”, and “Tower of St Hilary’s Church”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leicester’s Church and Denbigh Library and Gallery.

Leicester’s Church

Ruins

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Leicester's Church, originally known as St David's Church, Denbigh, is a large ruined church near to the hill top castle at Denbigh, North Wales. It was built for Robert Dudley, 1st Earl of Leicester, from 1578, but financial difficulties meant work stopped in 1584.

Denbigh Library and Gallery

Library

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Denbigh Library and Gallery is situated 740 feet north of St. Hilary’s Chapel.

St Mary’s Church

Church

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St Mary’s Church is situated 1,100 feet northwest of St. Hilary’s Chapel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Henllan and Prion.

Henllan

Village

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Henllan is a village and community in Denbighshire, Wales, approximately 2.25 miles north-west of Denbigh. The name is derived from Old Welsh, Hên-llan, meaning "old church-enclosure". Henllan is situated 2 miles northwest of St. Hilary’s Chapel.

Prion

Village

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Prion is a village in the Vale of Clwyd, and is located in the community of Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch in Denbighshire, Wales, about two miles south of the town of Denbigh and on the northern border of the Denbigh Moors. Prion is situated 2½ miles south of St. Hilary’s Chapel.