All Saints

Holl Sant

Ordnance Survey Reference:

SJ 064424

Listed:

Grade I

Pre-1974 county:

Merionethshire

1974 to 1996 county:

Clwyd

Post-1996 county:

Denbighshire

Llangar is one of the ancient parishes of Merioneth. It comprised the townships of Llangar, Cymmer and Gwnodl (which 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.

A new church of St. John the Evangelist, in the village of Cynwyd, was consecrated on 5 August 1856; and Llangar church was allowed to fall into disuse and disrepair. However, during recent years, it has been restored, and may be visited by arrangement between April and September.

See the CADW website for further details.

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St. John the Evangelist

Sant Ioan yr Efengylwr

Ordnance Survey Reference:

SJ 057413

Listed:

-

Pre-1974 county:

Merionethshire

1974 to 1996 county:

Clwyd

Post-1996 county:

Denbighshire

The 13th century parish church of All Saints in Llangar was abandoned in favour of the new church of St. John the Evangelist, which was built in the village of Cynwyd, and was consecrated on 5 August 1856.

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For family history information about the churches and parish, visit the GenUKI Llangar page.