St Eugrad's Church, Llaneugrad

St Eugrad's Church, Llaneugrad
A view from the north-west; the north chapel is on the left, the nave (with the vestry attached) to the right
St Eugrad's Church, Llaneugrad Location in Anglesey
Coordinates: 53°19′59″N 4°15′38″W / 53.332948°N 4.260584°W / 53.332948; -4.260584
OS grid reference	SH 495 841
Location	near Marian-glas, Anglesey
Country	Wales, United Kingdom
Denomination	Church in Wales
Website	Llanallgo and Llaneugrad parish website
History
Founded	c. 605
Founder(s)	Eugrad
Dedication	Eugrad
Architecture
Status	Church
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II*
Designated	12 May 1970
Style	Decorated
Specifications
Length	Nave: 18 ft 9 in (5.7 m)
Nave width	12 ft 6 in (3.8 m)
Other dimensions	Chancel: 12 ft 9 in by 10 ft 6 in (3.9 by 3.2 m)
Materials	Rubble masonry
Administration
Parish	Llaneugrad and Llanallgo with Penrhosllugwy with Llanfihangel Tre'r Beirdd
Deanery	Twrcelyn
Archdeaconry	Bangor
Diocese	Diocese of Bangor
Province	Province of Wales
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Vacant

St Eugrad's Church, Llaneugrad is an isolated church near the village of Marian-glas, in Anglesey, north Wales. A church was supposedly founded here by St Eugrad in about 605, although the earliest parts of the present structure are the nave, chancel and chancel arch, which date from the 12th century. A side chapel was added to the north in the 16th century, and some moderate restoration work was carried out in the 19th century. It contains a 12th-century font, a 13th-century carved stone depicting the crucifixion, and a memorial to one of the officers killed when the Royal Charter sank off Anglesey in 1859.

The church is still used for worship by the Church in Wales, one of four in a combined parish; one of the others is St Gallgo's Church, Llanallgo, founded by Eugrad's brother. As of 2012, the parish does not have an incumbent priest. St Eugrad's is a Grade II* listed building, a national designation given to "particularly important buildings of more than special interest", in particular because it is regarded as a "simple rural church" and "characteristic of the island", and because of the medieval fabric including the chancel arch, described as "a rare survivor of an early building date for the region."

St Eugrad's Church is in the countryside in the north-east of Anglesey, north Wales, in the community of Llaneugrad. It is about half a mile (800 m) from the village of Marian-glas and 5 miles (8.0 km) from the county town of Llangefni. The isolated church, set within an oval churchyard, is located at the side of a lane leading to a house and farm. The community of Llaneugrad (a local government sub-division equivalent to a parish council in England) takes its name from the church: the Welsh word llan originally meant "enclosure" and then "church".