Walton East
From Wikishire
| Walton East | |
| Pembrokeshire | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Parish Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SN020236 |
| Location: | 51°52’12"N, 4°52’12"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 250 |
| Post town: | Clarbeston Road |
| Postcode: | SA63 |
| Dialling code: | 01437 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Pembrokeshire |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Preseli Pembrokeshire |
Walton East is an ancient parish in the Dungleddy Hundred of Pembrokeshire. It lies two miles south-west of Llys y Fran and a mile and half north of Clarbeston Road.
History
Walton East was formerly constituted a part of the ample possessions of the commandery of the Knights of St John of Jerusalem at Slebech, to which establishment it was given by its Norman proprietor, Walter de Wale, from whom it derived its name Wale's town, or Walton.[1]
George Owen in 1602 placed it on the English side of the Landsker Line, but by the 19th and 20th centuries it was a mainly Welsh-speaking community.
St Mary's Church
The church, dedicated to St Mary, consists only of a nave, without either tower or spire.
References
- ↑ B G Charles, Placenames of Pembrokeshire, NLoW, 1992, p 454
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