Henry's Moat

Henry’s Moat

St Brynach's Church, about 1885
Henry’s Moat
Henry’s Moat shown within Pembrokeshire
OS grid reference SN044276
Community
  • New Moat
Principal area
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Postcode district SA63
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
UK Parliament
  • Preseli Pembrokeshire

Henry’s Moat is a hamlet and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community of New Moat. It is 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Fishguard and 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Haverfordwest. The nearest railway station is Clarbeston Road 5 miles (8 km) to the south. It was in the ancient Hundred of Cemais.

Name

The parish’s Welsh name was Castell Hên-drêv (or Hendre), Anglicised by early English settlers to its present form. It derives from an ancient tumulus surrounded by a moat.[1]

History

In 1833 the population of the parish was 282.[1] It includes the hamlet of Tufton on the nearby B4329 Cardigan to Haverfordwest turnpike.[2]

Church

The parish church is dedicated to St Brynach (English: St Bernard).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "GENUKI: Henry's Moat". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "GENUKI: Parish maps". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
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