St Michael’s Church
St Michael's Church is the parish church of Penrhoslligwy, a village near Moelfre in the north-east of the island of Anglesey, in Gwynedd, Wales. With datable components from around 1400, the building is listed at Grade II* and was restored in 1865.Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Penrhoslligwy, Anglesey, Wales
- Also known as: “Church of St Michael”, “St Michael’s Church, Penrhos Lligwy”, and “St Michael’s Church, Penrhoslligwy”
- Address: Unnamed Road, Mynydd Bodafon, LL71 8BW
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mynydd Bodafon and Din Llugwy Romano-British Village.
Mynydd Bodafon
Peak
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mynydd Bodafon is a small collection of peaks including Yr Arwydd which is the highest point on the island of Anglesey. It lies about 2+1⁄2 miles west of the coastal town of Moelfre and 2⁄3 mi south-west of the hamlet of Brynrefail.
Din Llugwy Romano-British Village
Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Din Lligwy hut circle is an ancient village site near the east coast of Anglesey, close to the village of Moelfre, North Wales. Excavations in 1905–1907 produced hundreds of Roman-period pot sherds of the 3rd and 4th centuries CE, many repaired with iron clamps. Din Llugwy Romano-British Village is situated 1 mile east of St Michael’s Church.
Capel Llugwy
Archaeological site
Capel Lligwy is a ruined chapel near Rhos Lligwy in Anglesey, north Wales, dating back to the first half of the 12th century. The chapel's original purpose is unknown, but it might have been used as a memorial chapel or in connection with a local royal court, or as a chapel of ease in a large parish with a growing population. Capel Llugwy is situated 1¼ miles east of St Michael’s Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Brynrefail and Dulas.
Brynrefail
Village
Photo: Cls14, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Brynrefail is a small village in north-east Anglesey, Wales. The village is located in the civil parish of Moelfre on the A5025 between Amlwch and Benllech.
Dulas
Hamlet
Photo: Eric Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Dulas or City Dulas is a village in Anglesey, in north-west Wales. It is situated on the A5025 road, near the coast at only 5 metres above sea level. It is in the community of Llaneilian.
Llanallgo
Hamlet
Photo: Keith Williamson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanallgo is a small village a mile from the coast of the island of Anglesey. The community is in the community of Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales, which is 136.4 miles from Cardiff and 214.9 miles from London. St Gallgo's Church, contains a memorial to hundreds lost when the Royal Charter bound from Australia to Liverpool hit the nearby Moelfre rocks.
St Michael’s Church
- Categories: building, historic site, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Moelfre, Anglesey, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.34832° or 53° 20′ 54″ northLongitude
-4.28412° or 4° 17′ 3″ westOpen location code
9C5Q8PX8+89OpenStreetMap ID
way 561648409OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17742484
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In Other Languages
“St Michael’s Church” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Eglwys Sant Mihangel”
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