Historic Churches in Denbighshire and Flintshire, North Wales

St Margaret's is an eye-catching 19th century church with one of the most extraordinary towers in Britain. It is known as the "Marble Church" because of the 13 different kinds of marble used to create the ornate interior.
Bodelwyddan, Clwyd, Wales, LL18 5UR

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Corwen attractive medieval church dates to the 13th century and though it was heavily restored in the Victorian period it has several intriguing historic features which make it worth a visit - though most of these are best seen from outside.
HIgh Street, Corwen, Clwyd, Wales

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The substantial remains of a large 16th-century church begun by Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester. Dudley was a favourite of Elizabeth I, and one of the most powerful men in Elizabethan England, until he lost the queen's favour - and his life.
22 Bull Lane, Denbigh, Clwyd, Wales, LL16 3NF

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St Marcella's is a whitewashed 15th century church with a double aisled interior supporting an impressive pair of hammer-beam roofs. Look for intricately carved corbels, angel figures, and 16th century monuments to the Myddleton and Salesbury families.
Denbigh, Clwyd, Wales, LL16 4ER

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In the overgrown churchyard of the tiny village of Derwen stands one of the finest medieval monuments in Wales; a late 15th or early 16th-century preaching cross. The cross stands on a two-tiered stone plinth and is composed of a decorated octagonal shaft topped by a square cross-head with Biblical scenes under canopies on each face.
Derwen, Clwyd, Wales

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Heritage Highlight: A finely decorated bit of late medieval craftsmanship

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St Mary's Church in Derwen, Denbighshire, is a lovely little country church, looked after by the Friends of Friendless Churches, who stepped forward in 2001 after St Mary's was declared redundant. This Grade-I listed building is set on a steep-sided hill, looking out over the valley of the Clwyd.
Derwen, Clwyd, Wales

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Heritage Highlight: Medieval preaching cross

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Set in a remote hamlet south of Ruthin, the tiny church of St Michael and All Angels at Efenechtyd dates to the 13th century. The church boasts a rare wooden font, carved in the late 15th century from a single block of oak, and a Welsh prayer book of 1664.
Efenechtyd, Clwyd, Wales, LL15 2PW

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Heritage Highlight: Rare wooden 15th century font

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All Saints church in Gresford is one of the finest historic buildings in Wales, let alone of the finest churches. All Saints is famed for its ring of seven bells, remembered as one of the 'Seven Wonders of Wales'. The church is largely in Perpendicular Gothic style, with a striking west tower and wide, light-filled aisles and nave.
Gresford, Clwyd, Wales

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Heritage Highlight: Late medieval roof and screen

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A striking 1857 church known as the burial place of 19th century politician William Gladstone, whose Arts and Crafts marble monument dominates the Gladstone Memorial Chapel. There is a stained glass window by Burne-Jones dated 1898.
Hawarden, Clwyd, Wales

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St Chad's church in Holt is a marvellous historic church, built largely of red sandstone, on the banks of the River Dee, just barely inside Wales. It faces its English counterpart at Farndon, on the Cheshire side of the river. The oldest parts of the church date to the 13th century, with additions from the 15th century mixed with 15th and 16th-century restoration work.
Bridge Street, Holt, Clwyd, Wales, LL13 9JP

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Heritage Highlight: Medieval credence table

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