Beaumaris
noun
a resort in N Wales, on the island of Anglesey: 13th-century castle. Pop: 1513 (2001)
Historical Examples
Between Conway and beaumaris he was forced to walk great part of the way, and the Countess was carried in a litter.
Coaching, with Anecdotes of the Road William Pitt Lennox
We crossed over by the ferry to beaumaris, in the island of Anglesea.
A Yacht Voyage Round England W.H.G. Kingston
“Well, I think you can depend on beaumaris,” said Waldershare, much interested.
Endymion Benjamin Disraeli
beaumaris is in Anglesey, so that they were to cross beaumaris Bay to the mainland.
George Fox George Fox
Not one of the most insignificant, perhaps, was the introduction into society of the Countess of beaumaris.
Endymion Benjamin Disraeli
It is larger than that of beaumaris, and less than that of Caernarvon.
Life Of Johnson, Volume 5 Boswell
Practically without trade and with no manufactures, beaumaris is principally noted as a bathing-place.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 4 Various
One of the few breaks in this very uneventful life was a holiday spent with the other members of his family in beaumaris.
The Life and Letters of Lewis Carroll Stuart Dodgson Collingwood
Not many years ago, some volunteers at beaumaris swore they saw a mermaid there, and fired several shots at it.
Welsh Fairy-Tales And Other Stories Anonymous
Much of his talk was addressed really to beaumaris, whose mind he was forming, as well as that of Imogene.
Endymion Benjamin Disraeli
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