St Asaph Cathedral

It may be the smallest cathedral in England and Wales and also the plainest and only measures 182ft long and 68ft wide but dates from the Decorated period – the latter part of the 13th century.

The tracery of the west window is very interesting and in the south transept which is used as the Chapter House is an interesting collection of old Bibles and prayer-books, and a copy of the Welsh- Greek- Hebrew dictionary compiled by Dic Aberdaron who is buried in the churchyard.

The choir stalls and some other fittings have replaced those burnt down by Owen Glendower in 1402.

The tower was repaired in 1715 and the chancel in 1875 by Gilbert Scott who restored the whole church.