Bodewryd
| Bodewryd | |
| Anglesey | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's, Bodewryd | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SH398908 |
| Location: | 53°23’24"N, 4°24’37"W |
| Data | |
| Postcode: | LL63 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Anglesey |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Ynys Môn |
Bodewryd is a village in Anglesey.
St Mary's Church
The village church is St Mary's, Bodewryd, a small mediæval church. It is said by the Diocese of Bangor to be the second-smallest church in Anglesey.[1] The date of construction is unknown, but there was a church on this site in 1254 and the earliest feature to which a date can be given is a doorway, said to be from the 15th century or perhaps about 1500.
When the church was restored in 1867 after being struck by lightning, stained glass with Islamic-influenced patterns was included in the windows, a requirement of Lord Stanley of Alderley, the church's benefactor, who was a convert to Mohammedanism.[2] The church is still in use, as part of the Church in Wales, and is one of five churches in a combined parish.[3] It is a Grade II listed building in particular because it is a "simple, rural church of Mediæval origins."[2]
References
- ↑ "Deanery of Twrcelyn: St Mary, Bodewryd". Church in Wales. http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/bangor/diocese/parish_details/twrcelyn/stmary.html. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Cadw listing (5348) - Church of St Mary
- ↑ "Church in Wales: Benefices". Church in Wales. http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/rb/ben.php?dosommat=detail&which=119. Retrieved 7 January 2011.