Bodewryd

Bodewryd (Welsh pronunciation) is a village in Anglesey, Wales, in the community of Mechell.

Bodewryd
Bodewryd
Location within Anglesey
OS grid referenceSH3990
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceNorth Wales
FireNorth Wales
AmbulanceWelsh

St Mary's Church
Main article: St Mary's Church, Bodewryd

The village church is St Mary's, Bodewryd, a small medieval 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 Islam.[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, a designation given to "buildings of special interest, which warrant every effort being made to preserve them",[4] in particular because it is a "simple, rural church of Medieval origins."[2]

References
  1. "Deanery of Twrcelyn: St Mary, Bodewryd". Church in Wales. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  2. Cadw (2009). "Church of St Mary". Historic Wales. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  3. "Church in Wales: Benefices". Church in Wales. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  4. What is listing?. Cadw. 2005. p. 6. ISBN 1-85760-222-6.



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