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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== | ==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 | 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== | ==Parishes== | ||
The hundred comprises the ancient parishes of: | |||
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*[[Amroth]] | *[[Amroth]] | ||
Revision as of 23:21, 10 March 2019
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:
*: 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 |