Henry's Moat

Village in Pembrokeshire, Wales

Human settlement in Wales
Henry’s Moat is located in Pembrokeshire
Henry’s Moat
Henry’s Moat
Location within Pembrokeshire
OS grid referenceSN044276Community
  • Puncheston
Principal area
  • Pembrokeshire
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  • Preseli Pembrokeshire
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  • Preseli Pembrokeshire
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UK
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Pembrokeshire
51°54′47″N 4°50′46″W / 51.913°N 4.846°W / 51.913; -4.846

Henry's Moat is a hamlet and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community of Puncheston. It is 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Fishguard and 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Haverfordwest. The nearest railway station is Clarbeston Road 5 miles (8 km) to the south. It was in the ancient Hundred of Cemais.

Name

The parish's Welsh name was Castell Hên-drêv (or Hendre), Anglicised by early English settlers to its present form. It derives from an ancient tumulus surrounded by a moat.[1] It appears as Castel henrye on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire.[2]

History

In 1833 the population of the parish was 282.[1] It includes the hamlet of Tufton on the nearby B4329 Cardigan to Haverfordwest turnpike.[3]

Church

The parish church is dedicated to St Brynach (English: St Bernard).[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "GENUKI: Henry's Moat". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Penbrok comitat". British Library.
  3. ^ "GENUKI: Parish maps". Retrieved 25 April 2015.

External links

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