Leicester’s Church

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.

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Type: Ruins
Description: grade I listed building in Denbigh, Denbighshire
Also known as: “Earl of Leicester’s Church”, “Leicester’s Church (remains)”, and “Leicester’s Church, Denbigh”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Denbigh Library and Gallery and St. Hilary’s Chapel.

Denbigh Library and Gallery

Library

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Denbigh Library and Gallery is situated 530 feet north of Leicester’s Church.

St. Hilary’s Chapel

Building

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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.

Denbigh War Memorial

Memorial

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Denbigh War Memorial is situated 540 feet north of Leicester’s Church.

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 Leicester’s Church.

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 Leicester’s Church.