Black and white photograph taken by Dept. of Environment, 1967. Ref: DI2011_2281
All Saints dates to at least the thirteenth century. Its original name is reputed to be Llann-Garw-Gwyn (the church of the white deer). According to local tradition the church was founded on the spot where a white deer was startled from a thicket, the boundaries of the parish being determined by the directions in which the deer ran. By 1856 the area of habitation had moved further up the valley towards Bala, and a new parish church was built elsewhere. All Saints fell into disuse and dereliction, but from 1974 was excavated, restored and consolidated as an ancient monument. It is now Grade I listed, as a fine example of a medieval and post-medieval church untouched by Victorian restoration.