| St Caffo's Church, Llangaffo | |
|---|---|
 The church from the north-east | |
  St Caffo's Church, Llangaffo Location in Anglesey | |
| 53°11′28″N 4°19′38″W / 53.191060°N 4.327121°W | |
| OS grid reference | SH 446 685 |
| Location | Llangaffo, Anglesey |
| Country | Wales, United Kingdom |
| Denomination | Church in Wales |
| Website | Church website |
| History | |
| Status | Church |
| Founded | 1846 (present building) |
| Dedication | St Caffo |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II |
| Designated | 30 January 1968 |
| Architect(s) | Weightman and Hadfield (Sheffield) |
| Style | Early English |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Rubble masonry, slate roof |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of Wales |
| Diocese | Diocese of Bangor |
| Archdeaconry | Bangor |
| Deanery | Tindaethwy and Menai |
| Parish | Llanfihangel Ysgeifiog (Gaerwen) with Llangristiolus with Llanffinan with Llangaffo |
| Clergy | |
| Vicar(s) | The Reverend E C Williams[1] |
| Curate(s) | The Reverend E R Roberts[1] |
St Caffo's Church, Llangaffo is a 19th-century church, in the south of Anglesey, north Wales, about 5 miles (8.0 km) from the county town, Llangefni. It was constructed in 1846 to replace the previous medieval church in the village of Llangaffo. The new building includes a number of monuments from the old church, and has a spire which is a prominent local landmark. The churchyard has part of a stone cross dating from the 9th or 10th century, and some gravestones from the 9th to 11th centuries. It is dedicated to St Caffo, a 6th-century martyr who was killed in the vicinity.
The church is still in use as part of the Church in Wales, one of four churches in a combined parish. It is a Grade II listed building, a designation given to "buildings of special interest, which warrant every effort being made to preserve them",[2] in particular because it is regarded as "a mid 19th-century rural church, consistently articulated and detailed in an Early English style".[3]
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- ^ Cadw, "Church of St Caffo (Grade II) (5508)", National Historic Assets of Wales, retrieved 2 April 2019