Llansadwrn, Anglesey

{{Short description|Village on Anglesey, Wales}}

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Llansadwrn ({{IPA|cy|ɬanˈsadʊrn|lang}}; {{pronunciation|Llansadwrn, Ynys Mon.ogg|Welsh pronunciation|help=no}}) is a small village in the community of Cwm Cadnant in south-east Anglesey, in north-west Wales. 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.{{cite web| url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-5548-church-of-st-sadwrn-cwm-cadnant|title= Church of St Sadwrn, Cwm Cadnant|publisher= British Listed Buildings|access-date = 12 January 2014}}

The village was the birthplace of Wyn Roberts, Baron Roberts of Conwy who was a notable Conservative front-bencher for many years.[http://www.uwp.co.uk/book_desc/1962.html Right from the start: The Memoirs of Sir Wyn Roberts] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060208070132/http://www.uwp.co.uk/book_desc/1962.html |date=2006-02-08 }}

Close to the village was the site of the excavations that revealed the existence of Bryn Eryr Iron Age farmstead.{{cite web|url=https://museum.wales/stfagans/buildings/bryneryr/|title=Bryn Eryr Iron Age Farmstead|website=Museum of Wales|access-date=10 September 2017}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.llansadwrn-wx.info/where.html|title=Where is Llansadwrn?|publisher=llansadwrn-wx.info|author=Perkins, Donald|access-date=21 December 2020}}

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Bibliography

V. E. Nash-Williams, The Early Christian Monuments of Wales, Cardiff, 1950 .