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Cynwyd (Llangar) - St. John the Evangelist
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Ordnance Survey reference SJ 057413


Llangar is one of the "ancient parishes" of Merioneth. It comprised the townships of Llangar, Cymmer and Gwnodl (but Gwnodl was separated from the rest of the parish by a section of the parish of Gwyddelwern).
In 1854, this anomaly was corrected, when the townships of Cynwyd Fawr, Cynwyd Fechan and Bodheulog were transferred to Llangar from Gwyddelwern.

The new church of St. John the Evangelist, in the village of Cynwyd, was consecrated on 5 August 1856.

The church was in Merioneth until 1974; and in Clwyd from 1974 until 1996.

It is now in "new" Denbighshire.

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