Llansadwrn (; ) is a small village in the
community
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of
Cwm Cadnant in south-east
Anglesey
Anglesey ( ; ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms the bulk of the Principal areas of Wales, county known as the Isle of Anglesey, which also includes Holy Island, Anglesey, Holy Island () and some islets and Skerry, sker ...
, in north-west
Wales
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. It lies between
Menai Bridge,
Pentraeth and
Beaumaris. It is named after the church, founded in the 6th century by
Saint Saturninus, who together with his wife, is commemorated by an early Christian monument.
St Sadwrn's Church is a Grade II*-listed building.
The village was the birthplace of
Wyn Roberts, Baron Roberts of Conwy who was a notable
Conservative
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front-bencher for many years.
Close to the village was the site of the excavations that revealed the existence of
Bryn Eryr Iron Age farmstead.
Notable people
Andrew Crombie Ramsay (31 January 1814 – 9 December 1891) was a famous Scottish geologist. He died at
Beaumaris in Anglesey and is buried at St Sadwrn's church, Llansadwrn where a
glacial erratic boulder marks his grave.
References
Bibliography
V. E. Nash-Williams, ''The Early Christian Monuments of Wales'', Cardiff, 1950 .
External links
photos of Llansadwrn and surrounding area on geographA Vision of Britain Through Time: Llansadwrn
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Villages in Anglesey
Cwm Cadnant