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Bodorgan Hall is a country house and estate located in the hamlet of Bodorgan, Anglesey, Wales, situated near the Irish Sea in the southwestern part of the island. The hall is the seat of the Meyricks, [1] and is the largest estate on Anglesey. [2] The hall is the home of Sir George Meyrick and his wife, Lady Candida Tapps Gervis Meyrick.
Park, country house garden and walled garden [29] [30] [31] The Georgian mansion was completed in 1754. The park and gardens are thought to be contemporary with this but with nineteenth century alterations made to the park. The house and several nearby buildings are listed, as are the gates and lodges at the south and north-east entrances. [32] II
To the east and south of Bodorgan lies the estuary of the Afon Cefni and the extensive Malltraeth Sands. [2] Bodorgan Hall is the largest country estate in Anglesey. The house, dovecote and a barn are Grade II listed buildings. The reasons given for listing the house are that it is a "site in a magnificent coastal position, which retains many ...
Their son, Owen Fuller (1804–1876) took on the name Meyrick when he inherited the Bodorgan estate. Edmund Meyrick (1636–1713), from a branch of Meyricks established at Gwyddelwern, was a benefactor and Welsh cleric. Rowland Meyrick (1505–1566), born at Bodorgan but founded a branch of Meyricks at Monkton, Pembroke, was a bishop of Bangor.
The coastal path and a ruined cottage at Penrhyn, near Traeth Bychan beach. The 200-kilometre (124 mi) path mainly follows the coast. Exceptions are where the path comes inland from Moel y Don by Plas Newydd estate, and the Bodorgan Estate on the west of the island between Aberffraw and Malltraeth, where the Prince and Princess of Wales used to live. [1]
He assumed in 1835 the additional surname of Gervis. The third Baronet was high sheriff of Anglesey in 1878. He assumed in 1876 by Royal licence the additional surname of Meyrick according to the will of Owen Fuller Meyrick, a relative on his mother's side, from whom he inherited the Bodorgan estate on the Isle of Anglesey.
This is a list of towns and villages in the principal area of Anglesey, Wales ... Bodorgan; Bryn Du; Bryngwran; Brynrefail; Brynteg; Bryntwrog; Brynsiencyn; Bull Bay ...
Just as Anglesey is joined by bridges to the mainland, so Holy Island is linked to the main island of Anglesey. The 143 scheduled monuments cover over 4,000 years of the history of the islands. Spread throughout the interior and especially the coast of the islands there are 89 prehistoric scheduled sites, including chambered tombs , burial ...