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The church sits at the centre of the parish of Claines, with the very well known and popular 'Mug House' public house in the church grounds.

St John's began life as a Norman church, of which the central tower and west wall, with its typical Norman door, remain.

A visitor to this 12th century beautiful church can see many different architectural styles with constant reminders of the past in the two transepts and the chancel, richly endowed to celebrate the loves of lost ones.

The church of St Mary the Virgin lies at the centre of an ancient parish within an Anglo-Saxon royal estate and on the site of a late Anglo-Saxon minster from 950 or earlier.

This medieval pilgrim church stands above the shore of the Irish Sea, at the end of the Llyn Peninsula, nestled in the old fishing village of Aberdaron.

Cymmer Abbey was founded in 1198 by monks from Cwm-hir under the patronage of the local ruler Maredud ap Cynan and his powerful cousin Llywelyn ab Iorwerth, Llywelyn the Great, prince of north Wales.

St Philip's was designed and built by the famous architect Sir Ninian Comper.

The church has numerous features of interest, including a 13th century effigy of a knight, 14th century glass, a 17th century minstrels gallery and a wonderfully macabre 16th century carving of a skeleton.