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'''Cemais''' (sometimes spelled '''Kemes''' after one of the several variations found in mediæval orthography) was a cantref of the Kingdom of Dyfed, and thence a hundred of [[Pembrokeshire]]. It occuies the coastal area between the [[River Teifi|Teifi]] estuary and [[Fishguard]], and the northern and southern slopes of the [[Preseli Hills]], and has an area of about 88,700 acres. The [[Afon Nyfer]] divided it into two commotes: ''Is Nyfer'' to the north and ''Uwch Nyfer'' to the south.<ref>Charles, B. G. (1992) ''The Placenames of Pembrokeshire''. Aberystwyth: National Library of Wales ISBN 0-907158-58-7, p. 25</ref>
[[File:Cemais Hundred - Pembrokeshire.svg|thumb|250px|right|Pembrokeshire showing the hundred of Cemais]]
'''Cemais''' (sometimes spelled '''Kemes''' after one of the several variations found in mediæval orthography) is a hundred of [[Pembrokeshire]], in the north of the county. It occupies the coastal area between the [[River Teifi|Teifi]] estuary and [[Fishguard]], and the northern and southern slopes of the [[Preseli Hills]], and has an area of about 88,700 acres. It is bounded by [[Cardiganshire]] to the north-east; by [[Cilgerran Hundred]] to the east; by [[Carmarthenshire]] to the south-east; by [[Dungleddy Hundred]] to the south; and by [[Dewisland Hundred]] to the west. It had a population of 12,915 in 2011.
 
==History==
The hundred originates as a cantref of the Kingdom of Dyfed, with the [[Afon Nyfer]] dividing it into two commotes: ''Is Nyfer'' to the north and ''Uwch Nyfer'' to the south.<ref>Charles, B. G. (1992) ''The Placenames of Pembrokeshire''. Aberystwyth: National Library of Wales ISBN 0-907158-58-7, p. 25</ref>


It was occupied by the Normans in the 12th century, and made part of the March, but remained exclusively Welsh-speaking.  The initial power-base of the Marcher Lordship was at [[Nevern]], but was soon moved to the borough of [[Newport, Pembrokeshire|Newport]], which remains  the seat of the Lords of Cemais in modern times. Nevern was the ecclesiastical centre of the cantref, and may have been the seat of a bishop.<ref>Williams, A. H. (1941) ''An Introduction to the History of Wales'': Volume I: ''Prehistoric Times to 1063''. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, p. 120</ref> George Owen was Lord of Cemais 1574-1613 and produced a detailed parish-by-parish description of the Lordship in his second book.<ref>Charles, B. G. (1973) ''The Second Book of George Owen's "Description of Pembrokeshire"'' in ''National Library of Wales Journal'' '''V''', 1973, pp. 265-285</ref>
It was occupied by the Normans in the 12th century, and made part of the March, but remained exclusively Welsh-speaking.  The initial power-base of the Marcher Lordship was at [[Nevern]], but was soon moved to the borough of [[Newport, Pembrokeshire|Newport]], which remains  the seat of the Lords of Cemais in modern times. Nevern was the ecclesiastical centre of the cantref, and may have been the seat of a bishop.<ref>Williams, A. H. (1941) ''An Introduction to the History of Wales'': Volume I: ''Prehistoric Times to 1063''. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, p. 120</ref> George Owen was Lord of Cemais 1574-1613 and produced a detailed parish-by-parish description of the Lordship in his second book.<ref>Charles, B. G. (1973) ''The Second Book of George Owen's "Description of Pembrokeshire"'' in ''National Library of Wales Journal'' '''V''', 1973, pp. 265-285</ref>


The Hundred of Cemais evolved from the cantref at the time of the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542, by transferring the parish of [[Llantood]] to [[Cilgerran Hundred]] and adding a small area of Gwarthaf cantref.<ref>As defined in the 1851 census</ref>
The Hundred of Cemais evolved from the cantref at the time of the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542, by transferring the parish of [[Llantood]] to [[Cilgerran Hundred]] and adding a small area of Gwarthaf cantref.<ref>As defined in the 1851 census</ref>
==Parishes==
It comprises the ancient parishes of:
{{div col|3}}
*[[Bayvil]]
*[[Castlebythe]]
*[[Dinas, Pembrokeshire|Dinas]]
*[[Eglwyswrw]]
*[[Fishguard]]
*[[Henry's Moat]]
*[[Little Newcastle]]
*[[Llandilo]]
*[[Llanfair-Nant-Gwyn]]
*[[Llanfyrnach]]
*[[Llangolman]]
*[[Llanllawer]]
*[[Llanychaer]]
*[[Llanychwydog]]
*[[Maenclochog]]
*[[Meline]]
*[[Monington]]
*[[Morvil]]
*[[Moylgrove]]
*[[Mynachlog-ddu]]
*[[Nevern]]
*[[Newport, Pembrokeshire|Newport]]
*[[Pontfaen]]
*[[St Dogmaels]]
*[[Puncheston]]
*[[Whitechurch]]
{{div col end}}


==References and notes==
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==Outside links==
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Pembrokeshire showing the hundred of Cemais

Cemais (sometimes spelled Kemes after one of the several variations found in mediæval orthography) is a hundred of Pembrokeshire, in the north of the county. It occupies the coastal area between the Teifi estuary and Fishguard, and the northern and southern slopes of the Preseli Hills, and has an area of about 88,700 acres. It is bounded by Cardiganshire to the north-east; by Cilgerran Hundred to the east; by Carmarthenshire to the south-east; by Dungleddy Hundred to the south; and by Dewisland Hundred to the west. It had a population of 12,915 in 2011.

History

The hundred originates as a cantref of the Kingdom of Dyfed, with the Afon Nyfer dividing it into two commotes: Is Nyfer to the north and Uwch Nyfer to the south.[1]

It was occupied by the Normans in the 12th century, and made part of the March, but remained exclusively Welsh-speaking. The initial power-base of the Marcher Lordship was at Nevern, but was soon moved to the borough of Newport, which remains the seat of the Lords of Cemais in modern times. Nevern was the ecclesiastical centre of the cantref, and may have been the seat of a bishop.[2] George Owen was Lord of Cemais 1574-1613 and produced a detailed parish-by-parish description of the Lordship in his second book.[3]

The Hundred of Cemais evolved from the cantref at the time of the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542, by transferring the parish of Llantood to Cilgerran Hundred and adding a small area of Gwarthaf cantref.[4]

Parishes

It comprises the ancient parishes of:

References and notes

  1. ↑ Charles, B. G. (1992) The Placenames of Pembrokeshire. Aberystwyth: National Library of Wales ISBN 0-907158-58-7, p. 25
  2. ↑ Williams, A. H. (1941) An Introduction to the History of Wales: Volume I: Prehistoric Times to 1063. Cardiff: University of Wales Press, p. 120
  3. ↑ Charles, B. G. (1973) The Second Book of George Owen's "Description of Pembrokeshire" in National Library of Wales Journal V, 1973, pp. 265-285
  4. ↑ As defined in the 1851 census

Outside links

Hundreds of Pembrokeshire

Cilgerran • Cemais • Dewisland • Roose (including Haverfordwest) • Castlemartin (including Pembroke) • Narberth (including Tenby) • Dungleddy

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