Llandysilio nr. Bangor

INFORMATION

Font ID: 17160LLA
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Font Century and Period/Style: Medieval
Church / Chapel Name: Parish Church of St. Tysilio and St. Mary
Font Location in Church: [cf. FontNotes]
Church Patron Saint(s): St. Tysul [aka Sulgwyn / Tysilio[ [5th-6thC Welsh saint] & St. Mary
Site Location: Anglesey, Gwynedd, Wales, United Kingdom
Directions to Site: Located 5 km SW of Beaumaris, 5 km WSW of Bangor
Town/City Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llandysilio
Font Notes:
Wilson's Gazetteer of 1870-1872 notes: "The old church was dedicated to St. Tysilio, and stood on Ben-Glâs, which is alternately a peninsula and an island; and the new church is a recent edifice, larger but meaner than the old one, and stands on the mainland." [NB: a church is reported to have existed here since the 7th century, but we have no information on the medieval font]

REFERENCES

  • Wilson, John Marius, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales: embracing recent changes in counties, dioceses, parishes, and boroughs [...], Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & Co., 1870-1872