Haroldston West
| Haroldston West | |
 St Madoc's Church |
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  Haroldston West |
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| OS grid reference | SM862147 |
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| Community | Merlin’s Bridge |
| Principal area | Pembrokeshire |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | SA61 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Preseli Pembrokeshire |
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Coordinates: 51°47′N 5°06′W / 51.79°N 5.1°W
Haroldston West is a rural coastal parish in west Pembrokeshire, Wales,[1][2] 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west of Haverfordwest. It is in the community of Merlin's Bridge.
History
A number of prehistoric remains exist in the parish.[3]
Haroldston West parish was in the ancient Hundred of Rhos, Pembrokeshire, and in 1833 had a population of 155. Its name is taken from that of an Anglo-Norman who held local lands.[1]
In 1872 the population was 149, living in 28 houses in an area of 1,718 acres (6.95 km2).[4]
Church
The parish church is dedicated to St Madoc of Ferns.[5] Before the 1880s the church was a "barn-like old church of nave and chancel with big sash windows and a makeshift roof of salvaged ships' timbers" but had become derelict. It was rebuilt in 1885.[6]
References
- 1 2 "GENUKI: Haroldston West". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "GENUKI: Parish map". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. HMSO. 1925. p. 107. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "A Vision of Britain:Haroldston West". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "St Madoc of Ferns". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ Lloyd, Orbach & Scourfield (2004). Pembrokeshire. Yale University Press. p. 200. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
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