Open Doors - St Cystennin’s Church, Llangystennin

St Cystennin has a long history and it is suggested that there was a church on this site from 338AD, and it was dedicated to one of the Roman Emperors Constantine. However we know that there was a chapel on the site from around 1180 when the Monks came to Conwy, the first real church was built in the great era of church building in North Wales around 1480. Five of the stained glass window panels have been dating from this period have been restored and are on view in the church. The present church dates from 1843 when it was rebuilt on the same site. The Church has been updated with a disabled access and a toilet installed. The church is located in a rural environment in the Mochdre Valley

On the Open Doors event on Saturday 13th September all registers dating back to the early 1600's will be on view together with the five Medieval Stained Glass Panels dating from around 1500. There will be two short talks at 11.00 and 12.00 on the Stained Glass Window at the East End of the Church on the family who donated the cost and reason for the installation in this church. There will be also some Old Photographs and History of Glanwydden a small village close to the church

St Cystennin 's Church Llangystennin LL31 9JF

There is no public transport to the church, the nearest public transport is by bus in the centre of Mochdre about one Kilometre away. The church is on a well known walking route