St Mary's Church, Bodewryd
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St Mary's Church, Bodewryd (/bɒdˈɛwrɪd/; Welsh: [bɔd'ɛʊrɪd]) is a small medieval church in the hamlet of Bodewryd, in Anglesey, north Wales. 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 in a 15th-century style dating to around 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.
St Mary's Church, Bodewryd | |
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53.38750°N 4.406946°W / 53.38750; -4.406946 | |
OS grid reference | SH 400 905 |
Location | Bodewryd, Anglesey |
Country | Wales, United Kingdom |
Denomination | Church in Wales |
History | |
Status | Church |
Founded | Before 1254; earliest dateable feature of present building is c.1500 |
Dedication | St Mary |
Architecture | |
Functional status | Active |
Heritage designation | Grade II |
Designated | 12 May 1970 |
Specifications | |
Length | 34 feet 9 inches (10.6 m) |
Width | 14 feet (4.3 m) |
Materials | Rubble masonry |
Administration | |
Province | Province of Wales |
Diocese | Diocese of Bangor |
Archdeaconry | Bangor |
Deanery | Twrcelyn |
Parish | Llanfechell with Bodewryd with Rhosbeirio with Llanfflewin and Llanbadrig |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | Canon G W Edwards[1] |
The church is used for worship by the Church in Wales, and is one of five churches in a combined parish. It is a Grade II listed building, a national designation given to "buildings of special interest, which warrant every effort being made to preserve them",[2] in particular because it is a "simple, rural church of Medieval origins."[3]