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The | The '''Hundred of Narberth''' is a [[hundred]] in [[Pembrokeshire]], named after the town of [[Narberth]], which it contains. It is situated in the east of the county, bounded to the east by [[Carmarthenshire]]; to the north by [[Dungleddy Hundred]]; to the west by [[Roose Hundred]]; and to the south-west by [[Castlemartin Hundred]]. It had a population of 21,448 in 2011. | ||
==History== | |||
The hundred was formed by the Laws in Wales Act 1535 from parts of the pre-Norman cantrefs of Penfro (the commote of Coedrath) and Cantref Gwarthaf (the commote of Efelfre).<ref>Charles, B. G., ''The Placenames of Pembrokeshire'', National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, p 463</ref> It derives its Welsh-language name from the town and district of the same name, which means "(district) by the wood", (that is the forest of Coedrath).<ref>Charles, ''ibid'', p 531</ref> The hundred spans the ''Landsker line'', with the parishes of Velfrey being identified by George Owen<ref>Owen, George, ''The Description of Pembrokeshire'' Dillwyn Miles (Ed), Gomer, 1994, ISBN 185902-120-4, p 51</ref> as Welsh-speaking, and the southern coastal part being English-speaking, part of ''Little England beyond Wales''. | |||
==Parishes== | |||
The hundred comprises the ancient parishes of: | |||
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*[[Amroth]] | |||
*[[Begelly]] | |||
*[[Carew]] | |||
*[[Coedcanlas]] | |||
*[[Crunwear]] | |||
*[[Gumfreston]] | |||
*[[Jeffreyston]] | |||
*[[Lampeter Velfrey]] | |||
*[[Lawrenny]] | |||
*[[Llanddewi Velfrey]] (except Henllan hamlet)<sup>*</sup> | |||
*[[Loveston]] | |||
*[[Ludchurch]] | |||
*[[Martletwy]] | |||
*[[Minwear]] | |||
*[[Mounton]] | |||
*[[Narberth]] | |||
*[[Nash, Pembrokeshire|Nash]] (Upton hamlet)<sup>†</sup> | |||
*[[Newton North]] | |||
*[[Redburth]] | |||
*[[Reynalton]] | |||
*[[St Issells]] | |||
*[[Tenby]] St Mary | |||
*[[Yerbeston]] | |||
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<sup>*</sup>: In Dungleddy hundred.<br /> | |||
<sup>†</sup>: Remainder in Castlemartin Hundred. | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:51, 1 July 2020
The Hundred of Narberth is a hundred in Pembrokeshire, named after the town of Narberth, which it contains. It is situated in the east of the county, bounded to the east by Carmarthenshire; to the north by Dungleddy Hundred; to the west by Roose Hundred; and to the south-west by Castlemartin Hundred. It had a population of 21,448 in 2011.
History
The hundred was formed by the Laws in Wales Act 1535 from parts of the pre-Norman cantrefs of Penfro (the commote of Coedrath) and Cantref Gwarthaf (the commote of Efelfre).[1] It derives its Welsh-language name from the town and district of the same name, which means "(district) by the wood", (that is the forest of Coedrath).[2] The hundred spans the Landsker line, with the parishes of Velfrey being identified by George Owen[3] as Welsh-speaking, and the southern coastal part being English-speaking, part of Little England beyond Wales.
Parishes
The hundred comprises the ancient parishes of:
- Amroth
- Begelly
- Carew
- Coedcanlas
- Crunwear
- Gumfreston
- Jeffreyston
- Lampeter Velfrey
- Lawrenny
- Llanddewi Velfrey (except Henllan hamlet)*
- Loveston
- Ludchurch
- Martletwy
- Minwear
- Mounton
- Narberth
- Nash (Upton hamlet)†
- Newton North
- Redburth
- Reynalton
- St Issells
- Tenby St Mary
- Yerbeston
*: In Dungleddy hundred.
†: Remainder in Castlemartin Hundred.
Notes
Outside links
- Location map: 51°47’53"N, 4°44’35"W
| Hundreds of Pembrokeshire |
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Cilgerran • Cemais • Dewisland • Roose (including Haverfordwest) • Castlemartin (including Pembroke) • Narberth (including Tenby) • Dungleddy |