Eglwys y Plwyf Sant Mihangel, Abergele

Image: © David Dixon Taken: 21 Apr 2015

The parish church occupies the site of a church erected in the eighth century on land granted by Maelgwyn Gwynedd to Elfod, Bishop of Bangor. The Church is dedicated to St Michael and follows the usual type of church found in the vale; rubble stone walls with limestone and sandstone dressings, slate roof with two large aisles. A large tower stands at the west end of the north aisle and the long outline of the south side is broken by a porch. The present building is of the late twelfth-early thirteenth century origin, modified or largely rebuilt ca1400, at which time the tower was probably built. It was repaired after neglect in 1663 and was restored and the tower raised in height and buttresses added in 1858-1861. The timber-framed south porch was added in 1879, the date cut on a tie beam. The church is Grade II*-listed as “a regionally important church with surviving medieval fabric, and a good collection of monuments” (Cadw Building ID: 237 http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-237-church-of-st-michael-abergele#.VTtWC2d0x_s British Listed Buildings). https://www.conwy.gov.uk/upload/public/attachments/322/Abergele_CAA_ENGLISH_72dpi.pdf Abergele Conservation Area Appraisal (Conwy County Borough Council) http://historypoints.org/index.php?page=st-michael-s-church-abergele History Points

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