Clarbeston
| Clarbeston | |
| Pembrokeshire | |
|---|---|
 Parish Church of St Martin | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SN047212 |
| Location: | 51°51’0"N, 4°50’24"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Clarbeston Road |
| Postcode: | SA63 |
| Dialling code: | 01437 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Pembrokeshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Preseli Pembrokeshire |
Clarbeston is a village and ancient parish in Pembrokeshire, seven miles east of Haverfordwest. The parish, together with Wiston and Walton East, constitute the civil community of Wiston.
The placename means "Clarenbald's farm", Clarenbald being a continental Germanic (perhaps Flemish) personal name.[1]
Location
Clarbeston Road railway station and the surrounding settlement and post town of Clarbeston Road lie to the west of the village.
Parish
The parish has an area of roughly 1,660 acres. Its census populations were: 180 (1801): 178 (1851): 158 (1901): 114 (1951): 71 (1981). It is close to, or on, the Landsker Line and has always had a somewhat fluctuating proportion of Welsh speakers. The percentage of Welsh speakers was 41 (1891): 44 (1931): 27 (1971)
References
- ↑ Charles, B. G., The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, pp 406
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