St Giles Parish Church
Enter the churchyard by splendid wrought-iron gates, completed in 1719 by the Davies Brothers from Bersham, who also made the gates of Chirk Castle.
This is the largest mediaeval Parish Church in Wales, St Giles contains many interesting features, including stone and wood carvings dating from the 15th & 16th centuries, as well as a rare Doom painting.
It replaced an earlier church.
The Tower, one of the ‘Seven Wonders of Wales’ is 135ft (41m) high.
There’s a replica of the tower in Yale University in the USA, the university was partly funded by gifts from Elihu Yale, whose grave is outside the West door of the church.
St Giles is in regular use and is open daily, so do take the opportunity to admire the interior.
Pictures
Top: The church tower
Below: Elihu Yale’s grave
Both photos taken in October 2014
Old pictures showing the church
Next stop on trail, the Nag’s Head
