St Collen's Church, Llangollen, United Kingdom

St Collen's Church is a parish church in the town of Llangollen, Denbighshire, Wales. The first church on the site was founded by Collen in the 6th century. Nothing of this building remains. A new church was built in the 13th century, in the Early English Gothic style. This was developed in the succeeding centuries, and then almost completely rebuilt in the 19th century. The architect of the Victorian reconstruction was Samuel Pountney Smith, who retained little of the earlier church, with the exception of the tower. The churchyard contains the grave of the Ladies of Llangollen, Eleanor Charlotte Butler and Sarah Ponsonby, and their servant Mary Carryl, who lived at the nearby Plas Newydd.

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Gaenor Watts (7 months ago)
Beautiful small church . Friendly always the centre of community for event and for people who need. Lovely congregation and a wonderful forward thinking priest in Father Lee

geraldine linford (12 months ago)
A lovely Carol Service on Christmas Eve whilst visiting relatives.

Martin Mosebury Smith (2 years ago)
An exceptional church and churchyard with astonishingly extensive mediaeval roof timbers .

Paul Owens (2 years ago)
Didn't get to see the inside of this beautiful church but the outside itself is enough to give it a five star rating lots of little details to discover can't wait to visit again when the doors are open

Alexandra Z (3 years ago)
Beautiful church with a small churchyard, located near a convenient parking, about 5 minute walk from the town centre. Very peaceful and great photo opportunities on a sunny or cloudy day. Parking is available just outside the churchyard, at the following prices: - up to 30 minutes = £0.50 - up to 1 hour = £1.00 - up to 3 hours = £2.00 - all day Mon-Sun (8am-6pm) = £4.00 - overnight (6pm-8am) = £4.00

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