Trecwn
| Trecwn | |
| Pembrokeshire | |
|---|---|
 Former Calvinistic Methodist chapel | |
| Location | |
| Location: | 51°57’18"N, 4°57’37"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Haverfordwest |
| Postcode: | SA62 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Pembrokeshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Preseli Pembrokeshire |
Trecwn is a village in Pembrokeshire, 1½ miles east of the A40 (Fishguard to Haverfordwest) road. It lies on the border the parishes of Llanstinan and Llanfair-Nant-y-Gof, in the civil community of Scleddau.[1]
History
The history of Trecwn in the 18th and 19th centuries is linked with the Barham family, who funded the building of the school in 1877. Barham Memorial School, a Grade II listed building,[2][3] closed in 2001 following the closure of the armaments depot (see below) a few years before.[4] Joseph Foster Barham (1759–1832) and his son Charles Henry Foster Barham (1808–1878) were both members of parliament, Joseph for Stockbridge in Hampshire, and Charles for Appleby in Westmorland.[5][6]
Trecwn was a community in its own right until 2007; however, the population had decreased significantly from 366 to 260 in the years 1980 to 2006, so it was merged into the community of Scleddau from 3 May 2012.[7]
Church
The Llanstinan parish church of St Justinian is a Grade-II* listed building of mediaeval origin, rebuilt in the 19th century.[8][9]
Armaments depot
RNAD Trecwn is a decommissioned 1100-acre Royal Navy Armaments Depot. It was closed in 1995 with the loss of 500 jobs.[10] Omega Pacific in 1998 tentatively proposed the site could be used for storing low-level nuclear waste, a plan shelved owing to public opposition. In 2001 German company EBV suggested using the site for weapons reclamation.[11][12] In 2003 the owners announced that the tenanted homes on the site would be sold on the open market.[10]
Plans submitted by The Valley (Pembrokeshire) Ltd to build a 25-megawatt biomass energy plant on the site were conditionally approved in 2015,[13] but by August 2018 work, with the promise of 40 jobs, had not been started by current owners Manhattan Loft Corporation, leading to questions by the local councillor.[14]
References
- ↑ "GENUKI: Llanstinan". http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/Llanstinan/. Retrieved 2 March 2018.
- ↑ "British Listed Buildings: Barham Memorial School". http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-15876-barham-memorial-school-trecwn. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ Cadw Barham Memorial School (Grade II) (15876) Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ↑ "Barham Primary School". http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/main/showthread.php?t=6980. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "History of Parliament: Joseph Foster Barham". http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/foster-barham-joseph-1759-1832. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "History of Parliament: Charles Henry Foster Barham". http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1820-1832/member/foster-barham-charles-1808-1878. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "WELSH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2011 No. 683 (W.101) LOCAL GOVERNMENT, WALES The Pembrokeshire (Communities) Order 2011". UK Stationery Office. http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2011/683/pdfs/wsi_20110683_mi.pdf. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ↑ "Listed Buildings in Scleddau, Pembrokeshire, Wales". British Listed Buildings. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wales/pembrokeshire/scleddau. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
- ↑ Cadw Church of St Justinian (Grade II*) (20818) Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Trecwn family homes to be sold". BBC. 23 December 2003. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/3344831.stm. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ "Germans plan depot takeover". BBC. 1 July 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/1416970.stm. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Plans for power station at ex-armaments depot approved". BBC. 24 March 2015. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-32024255. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Planners say yes to £80m biomass project at Trecwn former armament depot". Western Telegraph. 25 March 2015. http://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/11878825.Planners_say_yes_to___80m_biomass_project_at_Trecwn_former_armament_depot/. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ↑ "Talks call over future of Trecwn's 'secret' arms depot". BBC News. 31 August 2018. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-45355766. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
