Survey: Henllys, demesne lands in the pa. Llanfaes, co. Anglesey

SURVEY: Henllys, demesne lands in the pa. Llanfaes, co. Anglesey.

By William G. Haslam.

Henllys is located close to Llanfaes and in early medieval times the principle seat of one of the 15 tribes of North Wales. When Llanfaes was de-populated at the start of the 14th century, Henllys survived as a residence of note, and after 1460 it was granted to William Hampton, by then the Deputy Governor of Beaumaris Castle. The name Henllys means the 'old llys', acknowledging its former status as a royal court, and is first recorded in 1584. The Hamptons became the principle family of the locality and the family retained Henllys, expanding their land holdings such that by 1630 they held most of the former township of Llanfaes, and continued to do so until the mid-20th century. Henllys was rebuilt and expanded over the centuries, most recently in the 1850s. At the outbreak of the second world war it was requisitioned for wartime use to house engineering workers at the Fryars site. After the war Henllys was owned by a Franciscan order during the 1950s, before becoming a hotel and in 2003 became a part of the Holiday Property Bond.

Dim cyfyngiadau/ No Restrictions

Adnau preifat / Private deposit.

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Cyflwr da / Good condition

Compiled by Helen Lewis for Archifau Ynys Môn / Anglesey Archives

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llanfaes_Friary

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Ni ddisgwylir croniadau/Accruals are not expected