Former St Winifred’s Church, Gwytherin
Gwenfrewi (St Winifred) moved to Gwytherin to live alongside her cousin Eleri in a religious clas, or enclosure, at Gwytherin. Gwenfrewi was buried in the 7th century in the south of the churchyard, in an area known as Capel Gwenfrewi later known as Penbryn Chapel.
This ancient site was probably an earlier Bronze Age burial mound. The ancient yews possibly indicate an earlier pre-Christian meeting place. The Romano-British inscribed stones at the site remember a tribal occupancy.
This site became known as a burial site of saints and attracted pilgrims over many centuries.
Postcode: LL22 8UU View Location Map
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