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Newborough, Anglesey

Coordinates: 53°09′53″N 4°21′32″W / 53.16479°N 4.35900°W / 53.16479; -4.35900
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Newborough
the A4080 in Newborough with Snowdonia in the background
Newborough is located in Anglesey
Newborough
Newborough
Location within Anglesey
Population839 (2021)
OS grid referenceSH425655
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Postcode districtLL61
Dialling code01248
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53°09′53″N 4°21′32″W / 53.16479°N 4.35900°W / 53.16479; -4.35900

Newborough (Welsh: Niwbwrch) is a village in the southern corner of the Isle of Anglesey in Wales. It is a part of the Bro Aberffraw electoral ward; to the northwest is Aberffraw, and to the northeast is Llanfairpwll. There is a church in the village, and a public institute. Nearby is the Newborough Warren, a forest, beach, and public nature reserve.

History

In medieval Gwynedd, Rhosyr was the royal demesne (Welsh: maerdref) and seat of governance for the commote of Menai.[1][2] The location was a residence for the Princes of Gwynedd. There is a ruined court building of Llys Rhosyr (Rhosyr court) lying on the outskirts of the present village, the royal court (Welsh: Llys) dates from 1237 and was in use for less than a century. The building was the inspiration and model for the reconstruction of a court at St. Fagans museum, Cardiff.[3][4]

Modern Newborough was founded by citizens of Llanfaes in eastern Anglesey who were evicted by Edward I in 1294 to promote his new port of Beaumaris. It was established as a "new borough" and gained its charter in 1303, the town produced a Burgess. Before that, the town was called Rhôs Vair. In the time of Henry VII of England, the county of Anglesey's court (Assizes) and businesses were moved to the village after 250 years in Beaumaris Castle, c. 1489, thus giving the village a member of parliament and making it the county town of Anglesey. Then in 1550, the courts and businesses returned to Beaumaris.[4] It was home to a thriving marram grass industry, used for producing matting, nets, and rope.[1][3][4] John Morgan, a blind musician,[4] living around 1740, played the crwth in the village.[citation needed] The village gives it's name to Baron Newborough of the Wynn family.[4]

The village today

Today, Newborough has a primary school, Ysgol Santes Dwynwen, which opened in 2019.[5]

Church

In the village is St Peter's Church, the place of worship dates from the 14th century, with additions in the 15th and 16th centuries, and then the church was restored in 1850 and again rebuilt in 1886.[6]

Pritchard-Jones institute

Pritchard-Jones institute, built 1905 in Newborough

The Prichard Jones Institute was built in 1905. The Neo-Tudor institute with a clock tower was designed by Roland Lloyd Jones and completed for less than £20,000, the building is higher than the average in the village because of the problem of strong winds. The Institute appeared on the BBC2 programme, Restoration, in 2006. There are six single-story cottage homes attached to the institute, they were gifted to the village by Sir John Prichard-Jones, who the building was named after and was born in Newborough. Sir John served as an apprentice draper in Caernarfon, then moved to London to work in Dickins, Smith and Stevens.[1][7] Pritchard-Jones was promoted to become chairman of the Dickins & Jones department store in London, to which he gave his name.[8]

Recreation

The village and its environs provide walking opportunities for visitors, including at Newborough Warren, one of the largest areas of dunes in the British Isles, and Newborough Forest, a 2,000-acre (800 ha) woodland. Much of the area around Newborough is a nature reserve, popular for those interested in geology, botany, birds, and other wildlife.[1][9][10]

There is a large sandy Blue Flag beach at Llanddwyn, which provides access to Ynys Llanddwyn, where there is a Church dedicated to Saint Dwynwen. It was built in the 16th century on a mile-long promontory, she was the patron of the Welsh Valentines day (Welsh: Dydd Santes Dwynwen). However, the Church is said to have been dedicated to the Saint in 465 AD.[4][1][11] The beach is a popular kitesurfing location.[12]

Just outside the village is Tacla Taid, the Anglesey Transport and Agriculture Museum, the largest of its kind in Wales.[13]

Demographics

The village of Newborough is in the community (and former electoral ward) of Rhosyr, which has a population of 2,169,[14] increasing to 2,226 at the 2011 census.[15]

Historically the population has grown from 599 in 1801 to 934 in 1971. And, by 1831, there were 187 males over 20 years old, of them, 62 were farmworkers.[16] During 2011, the village had a population of 892 with 68% born in Wales.[17] As of the 2021 census, Newborough has a population of 839.[18]

People from Newborough

Movies and television filmed in Newborough

Photos of Newborough

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Newborough;New Borough (32992)". Coflein. RCAHMW.
  2. ^ Lloyd, John E. A History of Wales from the Earliest Times to the Edwardian Conquest, p. 232. Longmans, Green, & Co. (London), 1911. Accessed 20 Feb 2013.
  3. ^ a b "Cae Llys, Rhosyr, Newborough (306904)". Coflein. RCAHMW.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Nangle- Newborough". british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Ysgol Santes Dwynwen".
  6. ^ Cadw. "Church of St Peter (5553)". National Historic Assets of Wales.
  7. ^ a b "History". pjinstitute.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Prichard Jones Institute". bbc.co.uk. 11 September 2006.
  9. ^ "A forest walk to Llanddwyn Beach & Newborough Warren Walk". anglesey-hidden-gem.com. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Newborough and Llanddwyn". bbc.co.uk. 1 December 2006.
  11. ^ "Llanddwyn Beach". visitwales.com. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Best Kitesurfing Beaches Anglesey". rhosneigr.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  13. ^ "About us- Tacla Taid". angleseytransportmuseum.co.uk. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  14. ^ Office for National Statistics : Neighbourhood Statistics : Census 2001 : Isle of Anglesey
  15. ^ "Ward/Community population 2011". Retrieved 20 May 2015.
  16. ^ "Newborough CP/AP- Key findings". visionofbritain.org. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Local area report". nomisweb.co.uk.
  18. ^ "Newborough (Isle of Anglesey)". citypopulation.de. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  19. ^ W. G., Winter (1983). "Jones, William (1842–1907)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Vol. 9. Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISBN 978-0-522-84459-7. ISSN 1833-7538. OCLC 70677943. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  20. ^ "GRIFFITH, GRACE WYNNE (1888 - 1963), novelist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.
  21. ^ "Demi Moore Film, Half Light". anglesey-today.com. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  22. ^ "More Filming Locations for Clash of the Titans". comingsoon.net. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Giant medieval siege weapon pulls up for fuel near House of the Dragon set in Gwynedd". itv.com. 23 June 2023.
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