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All Saints' Church, Gresford

Also known as: Eglwys yr Holl Saint, Gresffordd

Norman & medievalFree admission

All Saints' Church, Gresford — church in Gresford, north Wales.

All Saints' Church, Gresford, historic churches in North Wales

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Typical visit
30 min–1 h
Nearest railway station
Gresford (WDSME) · 1.6 km
  • Free entry

About

All Saints' Church, Gresford is a historic church in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1201. Heritage designation: Grade I listed building. Affiliated with Anglicanism. Wikidata describes it as: "church in Gresford, north Wales". Coordinates: 53.0880°, -2.9772°.

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Heritage listing

All Saints' Church (Welsh: Eglwys yr Holl Saint) stands in the former coal mining village of Gresford in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is a large, mainly late 15th-century church in a slightly red sandstone, in many ways more typical of nearby Cheshire churches. It has been described as the finest parish church in Wales, and has the most surviving medieval stained glass of any Welsh church. The bells of the parish church of All Saints are one of the traditional Seven Wonders of Wales. Not only are the peal of bells of note, listed it is said for the purity of their tone, but the church itself is remarkable for its size, beauty, interior church monuments, and its churchyard yew trees.

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Protected designations

  • Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Dee (England) SSSI

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

All Saints' Church (Welsh: Eglwys yr Holl Saint) stands in the former coal mining village of Gresford in Wrexham County Borough, Wales. It is a large, mainly late 15th-century church in a slightly red sandstone, in many ways more typical of nearby Cheshire churches. It has been described as the finest parish church in Wales, and has the most surviving medieval stained glass of any Welsh church. The bells of the parish church of All Saints are one of the traditional Seven Wonders of Wales. Not only are the peal of bells of note, listed it is said for the purity of their tone, but the church itself is remarkable for its size, beauty, interior church monuments, and its churchyard yew trees. The bells are commemorated in an anonymous rhyme: Pistyll Rhaeadr and Wrexham steeple, Snowdon's mountain without its people, Overton yew trees, St Winefride wells, Llangollen bridge and Gresford bells. The church was designated as a Grade I listed building on 7 June 1963, as "an exceptional example of a late-medieval church with fine medieval glass and furnishings".

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Background

Description

window in the Lady Chapel.]] Though a church was built in the late 13th century by the Welsh patron Trahaearn ap Ithel ap Eunydd (and his five brothers), this was possibly not the first building on the site. The Domesday Book of 1086 records a church at "Gretford in Extan hundred", but this might be elsewhere around the village. The church has much fine late medieval stained glass of around 1500, An alabaster effigy of Sion Trefor (d. 1589) reclines within a classical framework, a long tablet inscribed in Welsh appearing to hide the middle of his body. His daughter-in-law, "Dame Katherine Trevor" is represented twice, once painted and half life-size, kneeling next to her husband Sir Richard…

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Coordinates
53.0880, -2.9772
District
Wrexham
Parish
Gresford
Postcode
LL12 8RG
Parliamentary constituency
Wrexham
Established
1201
Nearest railway station
Gresford (WDSME)1.6 km

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Frequently asked questions

Where is All Saints' Church, Gresford?
All Saints' Church, Gresford is in North Wales, United Kingdom (postcode LL12 8RG), in the parish of Gresford.
When was All Saints' Church, Gresford built?
Built or established in 1201.
Is All Saints' Church, Gresford a listed building?
All Saints' Church, Gresford is officially recognised as Grade I listed building listed.
Is All Saints' Church, Gresford a protected site?
Yes — All Saints' Church, Gresford is part of the River Dee (England) SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Is All Saints' Church, Gresford free to visit?
Yes, All Saints' Church, Gresford is free to enter.
How do I get to All Saints' Church, Gresford?
The nearest railway station is Gresford (WDSME), about 1.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode LL12 8RG.