St Mihangel's Church, Llanfihangel yn Nhowyn
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St Mihangel's Church in the village of Llanfihangel yn Nhowyn is a former parish church now used as the chapel for RAF Valley in Anglesey, north Wales. The date of the first church on the site is uncertain, but in 1862 the then-existing church was rebuilt. St Mihangel's became the chapel for the nearby Royal Air Force base in 1998, after the Church in Wales had ceased using it for services. It was then extended by dismantling and reassembling another Anglesey church, St Enghenedl's, at the west end of the building.
St Mihangel's Church | |
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Location in Anglesey | |
53.267408°N 4.518293°W / 53.267408; -4.518293 | |
OS grid reference | SH321774 |
Location | Llanfihangel yn Nhowyn, Anglesey |
Country | Wales, United Kingdom |
Previous denomination | Church in Wales |
History | |
Status | Chapel for RAF Valley |
Dedication | St Michael |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 5 April 1971 |
Architect(s) | Henry Kennedy (1862) |
Architectural type | Church |
Specifications | |
Materials | Rubble masonry |
The church is a Grade II listed building, a national designation given to "buildings of special interest, which warrant every effort being made to preserve them",[1] in particular because it is regarded as "a good example of a mid 19th-century church".[2] The church contains some stained-glass windows commemorating the work carried out at RAF Valley, including the RAF Search and Rescue units based there.