In 1877 a National School, Church maintained, was opened to provide an elementary education for the children of the neighbourhood.
![Old National School](https://beaconhillbenefice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Bleddfa-Centre-Small-300x225.jpg)
After 106 years it closed in 1983. The building is now used as the Bleddfa Centre for the Arts.
In the late 1800s non-conformity was on the rise. A Methodist Church opened in 1862 and the Zion Baptist Chapel, which still exists, was established in 1898.
![Zion Baptist Chapel and Graveyard](https://beaconhillbenefice.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Zion-Chapel-plus-churchyard-Small-300x225.jpg)