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Two rare canopied Jacobean graves in the churchyard at Dyserth. One of these is dated 1676. Inside the church, there is a brass plaque which refers to these tombs - "Beneath the canopied tombstones in the adjoining Churchyard are interred the remains of many generations of the ancient family of Hughes of Llewerllyd in this parish - descended in the male line from Prince Cadwalladr second son of Griffith ab Cynan - King of North Wales AD 1079-1130".

The chief glory of this church is the stained glass window above the altar. This has been described as the finest example of a medieval Jesse Window in North Wales. It is basically in two sections. The upper part is a representation of the twelve Apostles and some feel that it is older than the lower section which is the Jesse window - that is the family tree of Christ. Some authorities say that the older part dates from 1430 and the second part resulted from a bequest in 1530. One tradition has it that the glass was originally in the Abbey at Basingwerk.

A church was recorded in Dyserth in the Domesday Book of 1086, but the exact date of any foundation is unknown and very little is known of the saints to whom the church is dedicated. The original structure of the church would have been of wood and has long since disappeared. The earliest parts of the current building date from the 13th century but it has been repaired and renovated many times over the centuries, most notably by Sir George Gilbert Scott in the 1870s.

On Waterfall Road, opposite the parish church.

In Lower Dyserth the Afon Ffyddion plunges seventy feet to create the waterfall for which the village is famous. In times of heavy rainfall it can turn into a raging torrent and the stream below has been known to overflow and flood parts of the lower village. Dr Johnson came to see it in 1774.

Redundant chapel, built in 1823 for the Presbyterians. It is next to the Red Lion Inn. In 1867 William Shipley-Conwy of Bodrhyddan Hall gave some adjoining land so that the chapel could be enlarged. The congregation were so pleased that 300 of them walked to the hall to thank Mr Shipley-Conwy and sang to him on the lawn.

A pub on Waterfall Road, Dyserth.

Skull and crossbones on this old grave in Dyserth churchyard.

Rare Jacobean canopied tomb at Dyserth church. It is dated 1676 and has an angel carved beneath the canopy.