Pentre Berw

Pentre-Berw
Pentre-Berw
 Pentre-Berw shown within Anglesey
OS grid referenceSH47SE44
    Cardiff 129 mi (208 km)  
    London 211 mi (340 km)  
CommunityLlanfihangel Ysgeifiog
Principal areaAnglesey
Ceremonial countyGwynedd
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town Gaerwen
Police North Wales
Fire North Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK ParliamentYnys Môn
Welsh AssemblyYnys Môn
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Coordinates: 53°13′31″N 4°17′17″W / 53.2252°N 4.2881°W

Pentre Berw is a small village located on the island of Anglesey in north Wales. It lies about 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the county town of Llangefni.

A major road, the A5, runs through the village as does the disused Anglesey Central Railway. Indeed the village's most famous hotel The Holland Arms even had a station named after it. The village is located at the top of a gentle slope on the eastern edge of the Malltraeth Marshes. Therefore a good view of the marshes and also of the Afon Cefni can be taken in from parts of the village.

Plas Berw, Anglesey. Engraving from Archaelogia Cambrensis, 1868, p96

Plas Berw, a country house which dates back from the early 17th century, is near the village.[1] It also has formal gardens and a deer park. The grounds cover some 8.5 acres (34,000 m2) and it is a Grade II listed building.[2][3] Llanfihangel Ysceifiog (St Michael's church), although ruined, is a good example of a traditional Welsh church. It is situated just north of the village.[4]

References

  1. J W...., “Berw and the Hollands”, Archaelogia Cambrensis, 1868, pp97-130
  2. A short description of the house from The Independent, February 15th 2003
  3. Cadw. "Plas Berw with courtyard and walls". Historic Wales. Retrieved 21 June 2010.
  4. A short essay with pictures about the church at anglesey.info

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