Baron Newborough is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of Ireland ; both titles are extant. The first creation came in 1716 in favour of George Cholmondeley , later 2nd Earl of Cholmondeley. See Marquess of Cholmondeley for further history of this creation.
21-594: Glynllifon is an old estate which belonged to the Barons Newborough , near the village of Llandwrog on the main A499 road between Pwllheli and Caernarfon in Gwynedd , Wales. The original mansion was until recently a privately owned hotel. The greater part of the original park, Parc Glynllifon, now includes Coleg Glynllifon agricultural college, craft workshops and many educational facilities. There are also
42-696: A Site of Special Scientific Interest by Cadw and the Countryside Council for Wales . Glynllifon is also a designated Special Area of Conservation under Annex II by the Joint Nature Conservation Committee . It is home to the Lesser horseshoe bat , Rhinolophus hipposideros . This 189.27 hectare site is both a maternity and hibernation site for about 6% of the UK population. The present mansion house, Plas Glynllifon,
63-494: A cafe and maze at the entrance, and exhibits such as an 1854 De Winton horizontal stationary steam engine and Cornish boiler, which were restored by Fred Dibnah , can be seen. Many fairs are held in Glynllifon Park car park, especially steam and craft fairs. The park is open to the public and includes gardens of historical and scientific importance; they have been designated Historical Garden (Grade I) status as well as
84-562: A partial renovation from 2000 and a more substantial renovation from 2016. In January 2020 it was announced that the business was again in the hands of receivers. In June 2022 Plas Glynllifon was bought by a Manchester developer Davis Savage. It is a Grade I listed building . 53°04′24″N 04°18′18″W / 53.07333°N 4.30500°W / 53.07333; -4.30500 Baron Newborough The second creation came in 1776 in favour of Sir Thomas Wynn, 3rd Baronet . He represented Caernarvonshire , St Ives and Beaumaris in
105-487: Is a neoclassical 3-storey building with an attached lower service courtyard to the west and a symmetrical 13-bay south-facing facade dominated by a central hexastyle pedimented portico. It is built of stone with rendered elevations under a slate roof with rendered chimney stacks topped by moulded cornices and an Italianate water tank. It has got 102 rooms. Glynllifon was the seat of the Glynn family until 1700, when it passed to
126-609: Is his son Alexander Charles Guy Wynn (b. 1981) Beaumaris (UK Parliament constituency) Beaumaris ( / b juː ˈ m ær ɪ s / bew- MAR -is ; Welsh : Biwmares [bɪuˈmɑːrɛs] ) was a parliamentary borough in Anglesey , which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of England from 1553, then to the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and to
147-570: Is no longer Peplow Hall , near Hodnet , Shropshire . The family also own the 12,500 acres Rhug Estate near Corwen , Denbighshire (the new family seat) and once owned Glynllifon (Plas Glynlifon), near Llandwrog , Gwynedd , Wales . The heir presumptive is the present holder's first cousin Anthony Charles Vaughan Wynn (b. 1949) The heir presumptive's heir presumptive is his brother Andrew Guy Wynn (b. 1950) The heir presumptive's heir presumptive's heir apparent
168-586: The First World War and was succeeded by his younger brother, the fifth Baron. When the fifth Baron died in 1957 the titles were inherited by his first cousin, the sixth Baron. He was the son of the Hon. Charles Henry Wynn, third son of the third Baron. He was succeeded in 1965 by his eldest son as the seventh Baron. As of 2022 the titles are held by the seventh Baron's son, the eighth Baron, who succeeded his father in 1998. The Wynn Baronetcy , of Bodvean in
189-512: The House of Commons and also served as Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire . His son, the second Baron, represented Caernarvonshire in Parliament. He died unmarried and was succeeded by his younger brother. The third Baron. He served as High Sheriff of Anglesey in 1847. On his death the titles passed to his grandson, the fourth Baron (the son of the Hon. Thomas John Wynn). He died as a result of an illness contracted on active service during
210-783: The Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1885, when the constituency was abolished. After 1832, the constituency was usually known as the Beaumaris District of Boroughs or simply the Beaumaris Boroughs . As elsewhere in Wales , the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 provided Anglesey with two members of parliament, one representing the county and the other representing a borough constituency named after
231-456: The Wynn family of Bodvean. Sir Thomas John Wynn became the 1st Baron Newborough in 1776 and in 1888 Glynllifon passed down the family to Frederick George Wynn (1853-1932), the youngest son of Spencer Bukeley, 3rd Lord Newborough . In 1932 the estate reverted to Thomas John Wynn (1878-1957), 5th Baron Newborough, brother of William Charles Wynn (1873-1916), 4th Baron Newborough. In 1948 the house
SECTION 10
#1732781191500252-542: The County of Caernarfon, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 25 October 1742 for the first Baron's grandfather Thomas Wynn . He represented Caernarfon in the House of Commons and was also a court official. His son, the second Baronet, represented both Caernarfon and Caernarvonshire in Parliament. He was succeeded by his son, the third Baronet, who was elevated to the peerage in 1776. The family seat
273-476: The county town but including other "contributory boroughs" who were jointly responsible for providing for the upkeep of the MP and, in return, were granted a say in his election. However, at this period two towns, Beaumaris and Newborough , were disputing the right to be considered Anglesey's county town: under Henry VIII , Newborough was the assize town, but early in the reign of Edward VI (1547–1553) this function
294-442: The early 18th century, Newborough's inhabitants attempted to vote, but had their votes refused by the returning officer and his decision was upheld by Parliament whenever they petitioned in objection. The franchise was further restricted in 1562, when Elizabeth I granted Beaumaris a new municipal charter, which reserved the right to vote in parliamentary elections to members of the town corporation. Thereafter until 1832, Beaumaris
315-506: The early 20th century expert on the history of the Unreformed House of Commons , concludes that "the probability is that Newborough broke the connection in a fit of ill-humour" rather than that it was contrived by Beaumaris; but within a few decades, as the desirability of being directly represented in Parliament became more widely recognised, Newborough was trying unsuccessfully to regain its former status. On several occasions until
336-476: The nomination was in the hands of the Bulkeley family of Baron Hill , and the elections were never contested. By 1831, the borough of Beaumaris had a population of 2,497 (though, still, only 24 voters). The Reform Act extended the franchise, and also added three contributory boroughs – Amlwch , Holyhead and Llangefni . This raised the population of the revised Beaumaris Boroughs constituency to 8,547, though
357-476: The number of qualified voters on the register in 1832 was only 329. This was still in practice a pocket borough, and the first contested election did not take place until the further extension of the franchise by the Second Reform Act , which brought the electorate up to almost 2,000 in the elections from 1868 . The constituency was abolished in the redistribution of seats in 1885 , being merged into
378-598: Was a closed "corporation borough" of a type common in England but unknown elsewhere in Wales; its only voters were the mayor, two bailiffs and 21 "capital burgesses", and since they had the sole right to fill any vacancies arising in their number their power was entirely self-perpetuating, making the constituency a completely safe pocket borough . For the best part of two centuries before the Great Reform Act of 1832,
399-424: Was built in 1836–1848 to the designs of Edward Haycock , a Shrewsbury architect, and succeeded at least three previous houses on the site. The original building predated a rebuilding c.1600, which itself was rebuilt in 1751. That house, a 'moderate-sized brick mansion', was destroyed by a major fire in 1836. The rebuilding that followed and an extension in 1889-1890 largely form the house that exists today. The house
420-703: Was sold to a timber merchant and in 1954 the house and park were sold to Caernarfonshire County Council and used as offices and dormitories for the Glynllifon Agricultural College. In 1969 Plas Glynllifon played host to the Ball of the Investiture of the Prince of Wales held at Caernarfon Castle . The house was from 2000 privately owned by several people, meant to be developed into a five-star country-house hotel and wedding venue, following
441-423: Was transferred to Beaumaris. The new constituency was designated as Beaumaris, with Newborough as its only contributory borough, and first returned an MP in 1542; but at the same time as the assize was transferred, Newborough was also relieved of the obligation to contribute to the wages of the MP for Beaumaris which, under the terms of the relevant statute, also extinguished its right to vote in his election. Porritt,
SECTION 20
#1732781191500#499500