Edern,_Gwynedd

Edern, Gwynedd

Edern, Gwynedd

Human settlement in Wales

For the place in France, see Edern, Finistère.

Edern, formerly known as Edeyrn, is a village and until 1939 a civil parish, in the Welsh county of Gwynedd. It is about 1 km southwest of the larger village of Morfa Nefyn, near Caernarfon Bay on the north coast of the Llŷn Peninsula, on the B4417 road.[1] The Afon Geirch flows through the village en route to the Irish Sea.

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The Church of St Edern was rebuilt in 1867–68 but is said to stand on medieval footings and retains some 15th-century roof timbers. It is described in the official listing as "a small Victorian church of simple character".[2] Edern Chapel is a Welsh Calvinistic Methodist chapel first built in 1775 but modified and rebuilt in the 19th century. Its interior has been described as being "of exceptional elaboration".[3] Both buildings are Grade II listed.

References

  1. [1]
    A Vision of Britain Through Time : Edern Civil Parish Retrieved 17 August 2015
  2. [2]
    "Full Report for Listed Buildings: Church of St Edern". Cadw. 18 June 1998. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Edern Chapel (Welsh Calvinistic Methodist; Edeyrn), Edern (Edeyrn)". The Story of Nonconformity in Wales. Welsh Religious Buildings Trust. Retrieved 21 February 2022.

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