Presaddfed Hall is a small

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country house that stands amongst woodlands to the northeast of

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, Wales, at the southern tip of Llyn Llywenan. Today the hall is a self-catering accommodation for rent. A walled garden lies to the east of the house.

The hall's history

The manor was originally owned by Hwfa Ap Cynddelw, circa 1100. Hwfa was once considered a man of rank and the wealthiest man on the island of

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and was one of the founding members of the

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. Hwfa was a part of the royal court of

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, and had been

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to the

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, and represented

Owain Gwynedd Owain ap Gruffudd ( – 23 or 28 November 1170) was King of Gwynedd, North Wales, from 1137 until his death in 1170, succeeding his father Gruffudd ap Cynan. He was called Owain the Great () and the first to be styled "Prince of Wales" and th ...

during a coronation of the Gwynedd Prince. Centuries later, the Lewis family made Presaddfed their family seat. William Lewis (born 1526) is an example of one of the owners, Lewis served as

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, and was a politician holding public offices in parliament. Now, the current house was built and extended by the Owen family from the 17th century onwards for over two centuries. The main block was built in 1686, another house adjoining was built in 1821, and then the two houses were linked in 1875 by

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Associated families

The house passed through successive owners who descended from Hwfa Ap Cynddelw. In recent times, the

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would inherit Presaddfed through marriage to the Owens of Presaddfed. The Stanleys also inherited the Penrhos estate on Holy island nearby. William Owen Stanley was a member of the Barons Stanley of Alderley. The descendants of Presaddfed would marry into several other Welsh aristocratic families, amongst others, these families included: *Stanley family of Penrhos * Barons Trevor family of Brynkinalt * Owen baronets *

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*Puleston family * Williams baronets of

Bodelwyddan Bodelwyddan () is a village, electoral ward and community in Denbighshire, Wales, approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of Rhyl. The parish includes several smaller hamlets such as Marli and Little Pengwern. Bodelwyddan is home to over si ...

*Wynn family of

Plas Bodewryd Plas Bodewryd is a Grade II* listed privately owned country house in Bodewryd, Anglesey, which was owned by the Wynne family until 1755 then the Lords Stanley of Alderley until the 20th century. History The house was the residence of the pr ...

*Bulkeleys of Gronant, Anglesey.

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