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'''Rosemarket''' is a village and parish in [[Pembrokeshire]]. | '''Rosemarket''' is a village and parish in [[Pembrokeshire]]. | ||
| − | The name refers not to flowers but to the [[Hundred]] of [[Roose Hundred|Roose]], the former mediæval cantref of ''Rhos''.<ref>Charles, B. G., ''The Placenames of Pembrokeshire'', National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, p 628</ref> It was a marcher borough founded by the Knights Hospitaller in the 12th century. George Owen, in 1603, described it as one of nine Pembrokeshire "boroughs in decay".<ref>Owen, George, ''The Description of Pembrokeshire by George Owen of Henllys Lord of Kemes'', Henry Owen (Ed), London, 1892</ref> | + | The name refers not to flowers, but to the [[Hundred]] of [[Roose Hundred|Roose]], the former mediæval cantref of ''Rhos''.<ref>Charles, B. G., ''The Placenames of Pembrokeshire'', National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, p 628</ref> It was a marcher borough founded by the Knights Hospitaller in the 12th century. George Owen, in 1603, described it as one of nine Pembrokeshire "boroughs in decay".<ref>Owen, George, ''The Description of Pembrokeshire by George Owen of Henllys Lord of Kemes'', Henry Owen (Ed), London, 1892</ref> |
The parish church, like many in the former lands of Rhos, is dedicated to the 6th-century Breton prince and Welsh saint Ismael. The village has a mediæval dovecote<ref>[http://www.mypembrokeshire.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/05/08/427e91a08fbf5 Dovecote in MyPembrokeshire]</ref> and a large hillfort. | The parish church, like many in the former lands of Rhos, is dedicated to the 6th-century Breton prince and Welsh saint Ismael. The village has a mediæval dovecote<ref>[http://www.mypembrokeshire.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2005/05/08/427e91a08fbf5 Dovecote in MyPembrokeshire]</ref> and a large hillfort. | ||
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== Outside links == | == Outside links == | ||
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*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/Rosemarket/ Genuki] | *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/Rosemarket/ Genuki] | ||
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[[Category:Towns and villages in Pembrokeshire]] | [[Category:Towns and villages in Pembrokeshire]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:15, 29 January 2019
Rosemarket is a village and parish in Pembrokeshire.
The name refers not to flowers, but to the Hundred of Roose, the former mediæval cantref of Rhos.[1] It was a marcher borough founded by the Knights Hospitaller in the 12th century. George Owen, in 1603, described it as one of nine Pembrokeshire "boroughs in decay".[2]
The parish church, like many in the former lands of Rhos, is dedicated to the 6th-century Breton prince and Welsh saint Ismael. The village has a mediæval dovecote[3] and a large hillfort.
References
- ↑ Charles, B. G., The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, p 628
- ↑ Owen, George, The Description of Pembrokeshire by George Owen of Henllys Lord of Kemes, Henry Owen (Ed), London, 1892
- ↑ Dovecote in MyPembrokeshire
- Nicolle,G.R., Rosemarket a Village Beyond Wales, Dyfed Cultural Services 1982
Outside links
- Location map: 51°44’8"N, 4°59’57"W
- Genuki
