Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride

Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride is a Roman Catholic church in , a town on the island of , north Wales. It was built in the 1930s to a design by an Italian architect, Giuseppe Rinvolucri, using reinforced concrete.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Catholic
  • Description: Roman Catholic church in Amlwch, in Anglesey, north-west Wales, and Grade II* listed church building
  • Also known as: “Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride, Amlwch”, “Church of Our Lady Star of the Sea, St Winifred”, and “Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride, Amlwch”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Amlwch Library and St Eleth’s Church.

Library
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is situated 1,300 feet east of Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride.

Church
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St Eleth's Church, Amlwch is a parish church built in the Neo-classical style in 1800 in , a town on the island of in north Wales. It stands on the site of earlier buildings, with the first church here said to have been established by St Elaeth in the 6th century. is situated 1,500 feet east of Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride.

Church
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is a church, which is situated 1,400 feet south of Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pentrefelin and Bull Bay.

Village
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is a village.

Village
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is a village and bay on the northern coast of , Wales, close to . Its Welsh name, Porth Llechog, means "sheltered bay". The English name is derived from Pwll y Tarw, which is located near the shore close to the bay.

Village
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is a village in , Wales, in the community of . Located on the A5025, it is southwest of and west of . contains the council of Amlwch, which was established in 1863.

Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride

Latitude
53.41156° or 53° 24′ 42″ north
Longitude
-4.35149° or 4° 21′ 5″ west
Open location code
9C5QCJ6X+JC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 88743100
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­catholic
Wiki­data ID
Q7110743
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In Other Languages

“Our Lady Star of the Sea and St Winefride” goes by many names.
  • Welsh: “Eglwys Ein Harglwyddes, Seren y Môr, a Santes Gwenffrewi”
  • Welsh: “Eglwys Fair, Seren y Môr a Santes Gwenffrewi”

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Highlights include Kingdom hall of Jehovahs witnesses and Amlwch FC.

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