Welsh Church Act

BOOKLET: Welsh Church Act. [4 & 5 Geo. 5].

The Welsh Church Act 1914 is an Act under which the Church of England was separated and disestablished in Wales and Monmouthshire, leading to the creation of the Church in Wales. The act had been demanded by the Nonconformist element in Wales, which comprised the majority of the population and which resented paying taxes to the Anglican Church of England. The Act which took effect in 1920 was a controversial measure and was passed by the House of Commons under the provisions of the Parliament Act 1911, which minimized the ability of the House of Lords to block it. The main financial terms were that the Church no longer receive tithe money (a land tax), but kept all its churches, properties and glebe. The Bill was politically and historically significant as one of the first pieces of legislation to apply solely to Wales (and Monmouthshire).

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Compiled by Hayden Burns for Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives

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