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Beaumaris

Beaumaris is a town in east in . Beaumaris's shore borders the Menai Strait separating Anglesey from the British mainland. Its population is somewhere around 2000 people.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Beaumaris Castle and Castell Aberlleiniog.

, in , , , was built as part of Edward I's campaign to conquer north Wales after 1282. Plans were probably first made to construct the castle in 1284, but this was delayed due to lack of funds and work only began in 1295 following the Madog ap Llywelyn uprising.

Photo: Stephen Elwyn RODDICK, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a motte and bailey fortress near the Welsh village of on the Isle of Anglesey, built between 1080 and 1099 by Hugh d'Avranches, 1st Earl of Chester.

Museum
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is a disused gaol, or prison, located in , , Wales. Although no longer in use it remains largely unaltered and is now a museum open to visitors, with around 30,000 visiting each year.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanddona and Penmon.

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is a small village on the heel of , north of Beaumaris. It has a long sandy beach and is a budget beach resort, with lots of nearby camping and caravan sites.

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is a promontory, village and ecclesiastical parish on the eastern tip of the Isle of Anglesey in , about 3 miles east of the town of .

Beaumaris

Latitude
53.2722° or 53° 16′ 20″ north
Longitude
-4.1093° or 4° 6′ 34″ west
Elevation
331 feet (101 metres)
Open location code
9C5Q7VCR+V7
Geo­Names ID
7301159
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