LLANDRILLO-YN-RHOS PARISH
ABOUT US
St Trillo, Rhos-on-Sea, Conwy County Borough; original name (up to 1540) was Dinerth Church. Main church of Ednyfed Fychan, Seneschal to Llewellyn the Great. Revamped in 1776 and has been listed as 'Victorian Gothic-revival church' and is Grade II Listed.
The ancient parish of Llandrillo yn Rhos lies in the extreme north-west corner of Denbighshire. It originally contained the townships of Eirias, Colwyn, Rhiw, Cilgwyn, Llwyd Coed, Mochdre, and Dinerth (also spelled Dinarth). It was bounded on the east by Llysfaen parish, on the west by Llangwstenin and Eglwysrhos parishes (in Caernarfonshire), and on the north by the sea.
Until 1924, the parish of Llysfaen and the adjacent township of Eirias formed a detached portion of Caernarfonshire, within Denbighshire. There was also a detached portion of Eirias township in the extreme north-west corner of the parish.
The parish of Colwyn was created in 1844, Colwyn Bay in 1893, and Brynymaen in 1900. Most of the township of Cilgwyn was transferred to the parish of Llaneilian.
St. George's church, in the centre of the new development which had become known as Rhos on Sea, was opened in 1913, as a district church within the parish of Llandrillo yn Rhos.
This is the smallest chapel in Britain and stands on the foreshore (now protected by extended promenade and sea wall) at Llandrillo yn Rhos (Rhos-on-Sea). Its a simple stone and mortar structure with integral walls and roof and has a heavy wooden door. It was heavily restored in its present form with new external walls and roof about 120 years ago.