Trefilan / Trevilan / Trefilar / Trêvilan / Trêfilar

Meyrick (1808) writes: "The old church [...] was pulled down in May, 1806, and a new church, consisting simply of a nave, erected in its stead, but of much smaller dimensions. [...] The font is equally ancient with the church, and consists of a square bason supported by a round pillar, somewhat similar to that at Lledrod." Lewis' Dictionary of 1849 reported that the original church "was taken down in 1806, and rebuilt [...] the ancient font, a square basin upon a round pillar, has been preserved". Evans (1914) writes: " A 'nice' new Font, probably introduced in 1882, when the church was reconsecrated." Tyrrell-Green (1928) mentions only the surviving base of an old baptismal font from this church. The entry for this church in COFLEIN [https://coflein.gov.uk/en/site/419334/details/st-hilarys-church-trefilan] [accessed 22 January 2020] notes: "The church was a parish church during the medieval period [...] The church's medieval dedication is thought to have been to St Mary. Its 'Hilary' dedication has been sugested to derive from the place-name, 'Ilan' becoming confused with 'Ilar', the Welsh form of 'Hilary'. [...] The pre-1806 church is thought to have been larger than its successor. The cylindrical font stem and square base (now lying loose in the church) are late twelfth- early thirteenth century in date. It was demolished and entirely rebuilt in 1806, on the same location as its predecessor. The medieval font was retained, but the font bowl had disappeared by 1914. [...] The current church, constructed of local rubble stone, was almost entirely rebuilt in 1880-1882".