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St Mary's Church, Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy is a medieval parish church in the north-west of Anglesey, north Wales. The date of foundation of the church, which is in the village of Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy, is unknown, but the oldest parts date from the 11th or 12th century. It has twice been enlarged: in the 15th century, when the chancel was rebuilt, and in the 16th century, when a chapel was added to the south of the chancel, separated by three arches. The tower at the west end is from the 17th century. A south porch of unknown date has been converted into a vestry, and the church is now entered through the tower. St Mary's is a Grade I listed building, a national designation given to buildings of "exceptional, usually national, interest", in particular because it is regarded as "a fine rural parish church, incorporating significant early Medieval fabric". Writers in the 19th century commented on the "lofty square tower",〔 the "very good" east window,〔 and the "many elegant monuments";〔 the clergyman and antiquarian Harry Longueville Jones called St Mary's "one of the best specimens of an old parish church in the island".〔 In the 21st century, one writer has noted the "impressive lychgate"〔 and a guide to the buildings of the region calls it "the most important church in north west Anglesey".〔 The church is still used for worship by the Church in Wales, one of nine in a combined parish, although as of 2013 there has not been an incumbent priest since September 2009. People associated with the church include James Williams, a 19th-century rector who was awarded a gold medal for his efforts to save lives at sea, and his great-grandson, the artist Sir Kyffin Williams. Both are buried in the churchyard. ==History and location== St Mary's Church is the parish church for the village of Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy in the north-west of Anglesey, north Wales. It is set in a churchyard at the side of a minor road, in the south-east of the village. The area is near the coast, about from the port town of Holyhead.〔〔 Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy takes its name in part from the church: the Welsh word originally meant "enclosure" and then "church", and "‑fair" is a modified form of the saint's name (''Mair'' being Welsh for "Mary").〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Religion and creed in place names )〕 The parish’s coastal position is reflected in its full name, which means "St Mary's in the promontory",〔 or "St Mary in the angle of the waters".〔 It is uncertain when the first church was constructed on the site. There was a church in Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy before 1254, mentioned in the Norwich Taxation of that year. The oldest parts of the present structure are the nave walls and the arch between the nave and the chancel (to the east of the nave); these date from the 11th or 12th century. In the 15th century, the chancel was reconstructed and enlarged; in the following century, a chapel was added to the south of the chancel, separated by an arcade of three arches.〔 In her 1833 history of Anglesey, Angharad Llwyd said that the south chapel "belongs exclusively" to one of the local landed estates, and the chancel belonged to another.〔 A tower was added at the west end in the 17th century,〔 perhaps in 1660 according to a 2009 guide to the buildings of the region.〔 At some stage, a porch was added to the south-west corner of the nave, but it has "no datable features".〔 In the middle of the 19th century the porch entrance was blocked off and replaced by a window, and since then access to the church has been through a door on the west side of the tower. Some restoration work was carried out in 1847 by the Sheffield-based architects Weightman and Hadfield.〔 Their plans included a proposal to add a chapel to the north side, but this did not happen.〔 Further work was undertaken in 1860, and some repairs were carried out in the chancel and south chapel in the 1930s under the architect and historian Harold Hughes.〔〔 St Mary's is still used for worship by the Church in Wales. It is one of nine churches in the combined benefice of Bodedern with Llanfaethlu.〔 It is within the deanery of Llifion and Talybolion, the archdeaconry of Bangor and the Diocese of Bangor.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Deanery of Llifion and Talybolion: St Mary, Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy )〕 As of 2013, there is no incumbent priest at the church, and there has not been one since September 2009.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Church in Wales: Benefices )〕 James Williams, rector of St Mary's from 1821 to 1872, helped to establish the Anglesey Association for the Preservation of Lives from Shipwreck in 1828, in the wake of a storm that caused a boat to sink with 140 deaths.〔 He was awarded a gold medal by the Royal National Institute for the Preservation of Life from Shipwreck (later renamed the Royal National Lifeboat Institution) in 1835, for his efforts in the rescue of a boat during a gale. Angharad Llwyd, writing when Williams was at St Mary's, noted that "this benevolent gentleman, aided by his lady, ever alert in the cause of humanity, are generally among the first on the shore, in case of accident, well supplied with restoratives, and other necessaries, to comfort and protect the suffering mariners."〔 The artist Sir Kyffin Williams (1918–2006) was a great-grandson of James and his wife Frances. At his request, a memorial to them was put up on the south wall of the chapel.〔 James, Frances and Kyffin are buried in the churchyard.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St Mary's Church, Llanfair-yng-Nghornwy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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