Church of St John the Baptist
Church of St John the Baptist is a church in Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales. Church of St John the Baptist is situated nearby to the ruins Ysbyty Cynfyn tollgate, as well as near Temple Mine crusher house.Photo: Penny Mayes, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Description: grade II listed building in Blaenrheidol, situated in churchyard on W side of A4120 about 2km S of Ponterwyd
- Also known as: “Church of St John the Baptist, Ysbyty Cynfyn” and “Saint John the Baptist”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Former chapel schoolroom and Ebenezer Wesleyan Chapel.
Former chapel schoolroom
Historic building
Photo: Jason.nlw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Former chapel schoolroom is a historic building, which is situated 1 mile north of Church of St John the Baptist.
Ebenezer Wesleyan Chapel
Church
Photo: John Fielding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ebenezer Wesleyan Chapel is a church, which is situated 1 mile west of Church of St John the Baptist.
Ysgol Syr John Rhys
School
Photo: Jason.nlw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ysgol Syr John Rhys is a school, which is situated 1¼ miles north of Church of St John the Baptist.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ysbyty Cynfyn and Ystumtuen.
Ysbyty Cynfyn
Hamlet
Photo: OLU, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ysbyty Cynfyn is a hamlet in the community of Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion, Wales, which is 69.1 miles from Cardiff and 169.3 miles from London. The Parish Church of St John the Baptist was built in the early 19th century, replacing a previous one.
Ystumtuen
Hamlet
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ystumtuen is a small village in northern Ceredigion, Wales. It is situated above the valley of the River Rheidol. It is situated on rocks rich in lead and silver and during a lengthy period in the 18th and 19th centuries, Ystumtuen was a bustling mining village.
Ponterwyd
Photo: Nigel Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ponterwyd is a village in Ceredigion, Wales. It lies in the Cambrian Mountains of Mid Wales, approximately 12 miles east of Aberystwyth on the A44 road.
Church of St John the Baptist
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Blaenrheidol, Ceredigion, Mid Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.39566° or 52° 23′ 44″ northLongitude
-3.83491° or 3° 50′ 6″ westOpen location code
9C4R95W8+72OpenStreetMap ID
way 440009333OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesWikidata ID
Q29505843
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In Other Languages
“Church of St John the Baptist” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Eglwys Ioan Fedyddiwr, Ysbyty Cynfyn”
- Welsh: “Eglwys Sant Ioan Fedyddiwr”
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