Llanychaiarn Church - Rhydyfelin, Ceredigion, UK
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member Ddraig Ddu
N 52° 23.231 W 004° 04.847
30U E 426446 N 5804653
Llanychaiarn Church is a rebuilt church constructed in 1878, serving a small population of around 600 in a village a mile south of Aberystwyth.
Waymark Code: WMHRTK
Location: South Wales, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 08/10/2013
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
Views: 1

Llanychaiarn Church is a rebuilt church constructed in 1878, serving a small population of around 600 in a village a mile south of Aberystwyth.

"LLANYCHAIARN (LLAN - LLWCHAIARN), a parish in the lower division of the hundred of ILAR county of CARDIGAN, SOUTH WALES, 1 Mile (S.) from Aberystwith, containing 688 inhabitants.

This parish is bounded on the west by the bay of Cardigan, and on the north and east by the river Ystwith; and the road from Aberystwith to Cardigan passes through it from north to south, crossing the Ystwith by a romantic bridge, from which there is a fine view up its vale, with the remains of the ancient fortress of Llanychaiarn castle in the foreground"

[From Samuel Lewis's A Topographical Dictionary of Wales 1833]

The dated stone reads:=

REBUILT AND ENLARGED
MDCCCLXXVIII (1878)
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1878

Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque

If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Church of England

If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Sunday

If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed

Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed

Street address of Church: Not listed

Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed

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