The town was founded by Edward I of England who evicted the residents of Llanfaes in order to construct Beaumaris Castle. The town was restarted with only English settlers allowed to live within the town walls. It became the first county town of Anglesey.
Notable buildings in the town include the castle, a courthouse built in 1614 and in use ever since, a sixteenth century church and a museum of childhood. The town is also a port, now mostly used as a yachting marina.
Beaumaris Castle, located in Beaumaris, Anglesey, was built as part of Edward I's campaign in North Wales.
Beaumaris (beau mareys - fair marsh) Castle was the last of Edward I's fortresses in North Wales and was built to complement Conwy, Caernarfon and Harlech castles in the same area.
The castle has a tidal dock which allowed it to be supplied directly from the sea, and it is surrounded by a water-filled moat.
Wales is a Celtic country and one of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom (along with England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland).
Wales is located in the south-west of Great Britain, and is bordered by England to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, St George's Channel in the west, and the Irish Sea to the north.
The main population and industrial areas are in South Wales, consisting of the cities of Cardiff, Swansea and Newport and surrounding areas.
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