Church of St Peter
Newborough, Anglesey
Diocese: Bangor/Bangor
OS Grid Ref.: SH41996547
Lat/Lng: 53.1628380007,-4.36495496641
Medieval church dedicated to Peter, adjacent to the site of the medieval court of Llys Rhosyr. The commote name Rhosyr, as well as Llananno, have been recognised as aliases for Newborough. The former, Rhosyr, has been linked with Mary, although its meaning is more likely to be derived from mŷr (plural of môr, sea, hence 'moor of the seas') rather than deriving from Mair (Mair: the moor of Mary). It has also been suggested that the church was originally two churches, one dedicated to Mary (the Royal Chapel, now the chancel), and one to Peter.
Wade-Evans gives the dedication as Anno.
More information
National Monuments RecordChurch Heritage Cymru
Hugh Owen, 'St Peter's Church, Newborough, Anglesey' in Archaeologia Cambrensis (1919), 114
Sources
Browne Willis, Parochiale Anglicanum (London: 1733), 215
John Ecton, Thesaurus Rerum Ecclesiasticarum (London: 1754), 502
Ordnance Survey 6 inch map (1880s)
A.W. Wade-Evans, 'Parochiale Wallicanum' in Y Cymmrodor (1910), 92
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