St Michael's - Medieval Church - Betws-y-Coed, Snowdonia, Wales
N 53° 05.560 W 003° 47.966
30U E 446465 N 5882877
Christian Worship has taken place at this site for over 1,000 years. St Michael's Church built in the 14th Century stands surrounded by ancient grave stones. St Michael's is the oldest building in Betws y Coed, North Wales.
Waymark Code: WMP1GG
Location: North Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/10/2015
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St Michael's Church, Betws-y-Coed, formerly a church of the Church in Wales in the Diocese of Bangor, part of the worldwide Episcopal Anglican family of churches. Located in the picturesque village of Betws-Y-Coed, County of Conwy, North Wales.
"The dedication to St Michael suggests that this church was founded in the latter part of the Celtic Church era, after the ‘Age of the Saints’, when many churches were named after their founder, but before the Norman Conquest. (1066 AD)
Nothing visible remains of that earliest ‘Betws’ (from the word ‘Bede House’, meaning a house of prayer). The whole church seems to have been rebuilt during the 14th–15th century." Adapted from: (
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"Built in the 14th century, St Michael's Church is the oldest building in Betws-y-Coed, and is located on the banks of the River Conwy. Replaced by the parish church of St Mary's in 1873, St Michael's lay slumbering peacefully throughout the twentieth century. But by the early 1990's it was in a sorry state, with a leaking roof and associated plaster damage and it was urgently in need of repair work.
In 1994, the Friends of St Michael’s was formed, to raise both awareness of the building, and money to preserve it. Declared redundant in 2000, the building is now leased from the Church in Wales by the St Michael’s Betws-y-Coed Trust, a registered charity (No 1081038), run by the Friends." Text Source: (
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Street address of Church:
Old Church Road, Betws y Coed, Conwy County, North Wales.