St Twrog's Church, Bodwrog

St Twrog’s Church stands in a quiet field on Anglesey, a low stone building with a slate roof and a small bellcote at the west end. It was rebuilt late in the 15th century in the medieval style and still shows its original doorways and windows. A bull’s head carved above the door links the church to the Bulkeleys of Beaumaris, a powerful north Wales family. The building has no division between nave and chancel, only a step and a rail to mark the sanctuary. Inside, box pews and a panelled pulpit survive from an earlier arrangement. Gas lamps now replace candles, giving a soft light on the cream-painted woodwork. The church is worth the journey because it is one of Wales’s best-preserved rural medieval churches. It was given Grade II* listed status in 1971 for its special interest and simple traditional character. Friends of Friendless Churches took it into care in 2024 and carried out repairs to stop damp and rot. The east window, with its ogee curves and eight small lights above, is often called surprisingly grand for such a small building. The Royal Commission noted a 1733 oak collecting shovel and a 1773 silver cup among its fittings. Visitors find a single rectangular room with plain walls and clear-glass windows. The 19th-century roof timbers are visible from inside, and 18th-century memorial tablets line the south wall. The churchyard is surrounded by farmland about four miles from Llangefni, with views across Anglesey’s gentle hills. The quiet roadside setting and the unaltered medieval structure make it a place where history can still be felt.