Betws-yn-Rhos, Eglwys Mihangel Sant

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Betws-yn-Rhos, Eglwys Mihangel Sant

Image: © David Dixon Taken: 20 Apr 2015

Betws yn Rhos is a village and community located about 5 miles inland between the coastal towns of Abergele and Colwyn Bay. Prominently sited in a raised, rubble-walled churchyard in the centre of the village, the twin spires and simple, naive Gothic style of Saint Michael’s church give it a kind of “fairytale” look. It was built in 1838, replacing a much earlier mediæval church (possibly that mentioned in the Lincoln Taxatio of 1291). It is grade II-listed by Cadw because of its “special historic interest as an eccentrically-designed early Victorian church with well-preserved character in a prominent setting within the village (Cadw Building ID: 169 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-169-parish-church-of-st-michael-betws-yn-rhos#.VTktMWd0x_s British Listed Buildings).

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Latitude
53.247582
Longitude
-3.639819