---
title: "St Dyfnog, Llanrhaeadr"
description: "Located in Llanrhaeadr, Denbighshire. Built Recorded 1254; remodelled late 15th–early 16th century; restored 1879–80. Diocese of St Asaph. Grade I. Late Perpendicular; Vale of Clwyd double-naved style."
category: "Church"
tags: ["Church","Church in Wales","Denbighshire","Llanrhaeadr","Grade I","Perpendicular","Jesse Window"]
canonical: "https://thebritishgazette.com/post/st-dyfnog-llanrhaeadr"
pubDate: "2026-09-06T02:08:59.489Z"
dateModified: "2026-09-07T20:33:08.407Z"
location: "Llanrhaeadr, Denbighshire"
country: "Wales"
county: "Denbighshire"
town: "Llanrhaeadr"
address: "Llanrhaeadr, Denbighshire, LL16 4NN"
postcode: "LL16 4NN"
built: "Recorded 1254; remodelled late 15th–early 16th century; restored 1879–80"
architect: "Arthur Baker (1879–80 restoration)"
denomination: "Church in Wales"
dedications: ["Dyfnog"]
diocese: "St Asaph"
grade: "I"
style: "Late Perpendicular; Vale of Clwyd double-naved"
materials: "Limestone rubble with red and buff sandstone dressings; slate roofs"
website: "http://stdyfnog.org.uk/"
openingHours: "Open daily."
parish: "Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch"
listEntryUrl: "https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=792"
gridReference: "SJ 081 633"
accessNotes: "Accessible toilets nearby. Level access to the main areas"
---

# St Dyfnog, Llanrhaeadr

St Dyfnog’s is a Grade I Church in Wales parish church in Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch, Denbighshire, in the Diocese of St Asaph, set in a walled churchyard on the western edge of the Llanrhaeadr Hall estate.

## Overview

Cadw records a double-naved Vale of Clwyd church first mentioned in the Norwich Taxatio of 1254 and again in 1291. The south chamber is the earliest; almost all surviving detail on both naves is late Perpendicular. A square west tower adjoining the south chamber has a Decorated entrance that may belong to the primary church. Timber-framed north porch and richly enriched roofs belong to thorough remodellings of the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century. The fabric is locally produced limestone rubble with red and buff sandstone dressings and slate roofs.

The church is famous for its Tree of Jesse east window, dated 1533, described by Cadw as among the finest glass in Wales. Tradition holds that the glass was buried in the parish chest during the Civil War and reinstalled in 1661. Fragments of stained glass at the west end are dated 1508. Arthur Baker restored the church in 1879–80, inserting Y-tracery in the north chamber and adding buttresses. Monuments include those to Watkin Edwards Wynne and Maurice Jones, and a carved pelican of 1792.

## Further Information

- [Cadw listed building 792](https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=792)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Dyfnog%27s_Church,_Llanrhaeadr)
- [Coflein](https://coflein.gov.uk/en/sites/165239)