A public record of the stone in your built environmentExplore the mapBrowse all locationsFor researchersAbout the project
London Pavement Geology — home
Submit a location

Now extended for the rest of the UK

  • Explore
    • Map of all sites
    • Search Locations
  • Browse
  • Submit a Location
  • About
    • About this project
    • Project History
    • Further Reading
    • Useful Links
    • Mobile App
  • Contact

Categories

AllIgneousMetamorphicSedimentaryFossilStructure
 
 
 

Home/Explore the map/Browse A–Z: S

St Beuno's Church

Cefn Sandstone

  • Sedimentary
  • Sandstone
  • Upper Carboniferous

This stone is older than it looks. Send it to someone five minutes away.

  • WhatsApp (opens in a new tab)
  • Bluesky (opens in a new tab)
  • X (opens in a new tab)
  • Facebook (opens in a new tab)
  • Email

See the message

Just found Cefn Sandstone in St Beuno's Church.

Upper Carboniferous sandstone, quarried at Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales. Nearest stop: Valley.

This stone is older than it looks — worth five minutes if you're nearby.
https://www.londonpavementgeology.co.uk/location/4789-st-beuno-s-church/

Location Details

Back to Map

Location of Geological Feature
Stone used for window dressings.
Rock Type
Sandstone
Geological Age
Upper Carboniferous
Quarry Location
Ruabon, Denbighshire, Wales
Category
Sedimentary
Nearest station
Valley
Address
Church Street LL63 5EJ
Building architect
Henry Kennedy
Find out more
Visited on Welsh Stone Forum Fieldtrip, September 2022, wherein the stones were examined and identified.
St Beuno's Church — Cefn Sandstone
Cefn Sandstone at St Beuno's Church
Cefn Sandstone at St Beuno's Church (detail 2)
    Entry submitted by Ruth Siddall

More stone at St Beuno's Church

  • Carrara Marble
  • Gyrn Ddu Porphyry
  • Kinnerton Mottled Sandstone
  • Malltraeth Sandstone

Nearby

The closest other recorded buildings.

  • St Cadwaladr's ChurchMalltraeth Sandstone3.1 km
  • Llan BachPenmon Limestone11 km
  • War Memorial Llangristiolus ChurchCornish Granite11 km
  • Edward Greenly's Grave, Llangristiolus ChurchCoastal Red Granite11 km
  • Llangristiolus ChurchAnglesey Grits11 km
  • Bodowyr Burial ChamberMicaschist11 km

Suggest an Edit


London Pavement Geology

A public record of the stone in your built environment.

Like the site? Buy us a coffee

Explore

Map of all sitesSearch locationsBrowse every location

Contribute

Submit a locationContact us

About

About this projectProject historyFurther readingUseful links

Funding, sponsorship and supporting institutions

  • Marelambis Ltd.
  • University College London
  • Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain
  • Geologists' Association Curry Fund
  • Geoscience Wales
  • The Geological Society
  • London Geodiversity Partnership

With donations from individuals in the oil and gas industry who wish to remain anonymous.

Building stone data by Ruth Siddall, Dave Wallis and contributors. Project founded by Dave Wallis.

Privacy policyCookie policyTerms© 2026 London Pavement GeologyWeb design by Livetech

We would like to use Google Analytics to see which pages people find useful. It sets cookies in your browser, so we only do it if you say yes. Nothing about you is identified individually. What we use and why.