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The Hundred of '''Narberth''' is a [[hundred]] in [[Pembrokeshire]]. It 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 spanned 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''. | The Hundred of '''Narberth''' is a [[hundred]] in [[Pembrokeshire]]. It 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 spanned 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''. | ||
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Revision as of 13:57, 20 January 2018
The Hundred of Narberth is a hundred in Pembrokeshire. It 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 spanned 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.
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- Location map: 51°47’53"N, 4°44’35"W
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