East Williamston
| East Williamston | |
|---|---|
  East Williamston East Williamston shown within Pembrokeshire | |
| Population | 1,844 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SN097050 |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Kilgetty |
| Postcode district | SA68 0 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | |
| Welsh Assembly | |
East Williamston (Welsh: Tregwilym Ddwyrain) is a village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The community includes the villages of Cold Inn and Broadmoor. The community had a population of 1,787 in 2001, increasing to 1,844 at the 2011 Census. With the community of Jeffreyston, it makes up the Pembrokeshire electoral ward of East Williamston, which had a population of 2,327 in 2001, with 11% Welsh speakers.The ward population had increased to 2,418 at the 2011 Census.[2]
It was originally a chapelry of the parish of Begelly.
Its census populations were: 341 (1801), 551 (1851), 397 (1901), 387 (1951), 473 (1981).
The percentage of Welsh speakers was 5% (1891), 12% (1931), 3% (1971), 11% (2011).
The nearest schools are Ysgol Glan y Môr, Ysgol y Preseli and Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Myrddin. All schools are bilingual.
References
- ↑ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 18 April 2015.
- ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 18 April 2015.
