| Clwyd Family History Society - Church Photographs |
| Worthenbury - St. Deiniol |
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| Ordnance Survey reference SJ 419462 |
| Clwyd Family History Society - Church Photographs |
| Worthenbury - St. Deiniol |
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| Ordnance Survey reference SJ 419462 |
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Worthenbury is in Maelor Saesneg, the detached part of Flintshire. It was originally a parochial chapelry in the parish of Bangor Is-coed. It was in the diocese of Lichfield until 1541, when it was transferred to the newly created diocese of Chester. In 1849, it was transferred to the diocese of St. Asaph. In 1658, during the Commonwealth Period, Worthenbury was designated as a parish in its own right - but in 1661, after the Restoration, this was declared invalid. In 1689, Sir Roger Puleston obtained an Act of Parliament, and Worthenbury again became a separate parish. The earliest recorded reference to a church at Worthenbury dates from 1388. The church was completely rebuilt in 1739, and the interior still retains many of its Georgian features. Experts consider it to be the finest example of a Georgian church in the whole of Wales. The church was in Flintshire until 1974; and in Clwyd from 1974 until 1996. It is now in Wrexham County Borough. For "family history" information about the church and parish, click on the GENUKI link at the top of this page. |
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