St Mary's Church, Bodewryd

St Mary's Church, Bodewryd
The churchyard and south side of the church
St Mary's Church, Bodewryd Location in Anglesey
53°23′15″N 4°24′25″W / 53.38750°N 4.406946°W / 53.38750; -4.406946
OS grid reference	SH 400 905
Location	Bodewryd, Anglesey
Country	Wales, United Kingdom
Denomination	Church in Wales
History
Status	Church
Founded	Before 1254; earliest dateable feature of present building is c.1500
Dedication	St Mary
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Heritage designation	Grade II
Designated	12 May 1970
Specifications
Length	34 feet 9 inches (10.6 m)
Width	14 feet (4.3 m)
Materials	Rubble masonry
Administration
Province	Province of Wales
Diocese	Diocese of Bangor
Archdeaconry	Bangor
Deanery	Twrcelyn
Parish	Llanfechell with Bodewryd with Rhosbeirio with Llanfflewin and Llanbadrig
Clergy
Vicar(s)	Canon G W Edwards[1]

St Mary's Church, Bodewryd (/bɒdˈɛwrɪd/; Welsh: [bɔd'ɛʊrɪd]) is a small medieval church in the hamlet of Bodewryd, in Anglesey, north Wales. The date of construction is unknown, but there was a church on this site in 1254 and the earliest feature to which a date can be given is a doorway in a 15th-century style dating to around 1500. When the church was restored in 1867 after being struck by lightning, stained glass with Islamic-influenced patterns was included in the windows, a requirement of Lord Stanley of Alderley, the church's benefactor, who was a convert to Islam.

The church is used for worship by the Church in Wales, and is one of five churches in a combined parish. It is a Grade II listed building, a national designation given to "buildings of special interest, which warrant every effort being made to preserve them",^[2] in particular because it is a "simple, rural church of Medieval origins."^[3]