East Williamston

East Williamston (Welsh: Tregwilym Ddwyrain) is a village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The community includes the villages of Pentlepoir, Cold Inn and Broadmoor. The community had a population of 1,787 in 2001, increasing to 1,844 at the 2011 Census.

East Williamston
East Williamston
Location within Pembrokeshire
Population1,844 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSN097050
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKilgetty
Postcode districtSA68 0
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire

Governance

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 per cent Welsh speakers. The ward population had increased to 2,418 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Worship

It was originally a chapelry of the parish of Begelly.[3]

Demography

Its census populations were: 341 (1801), 551 (1851), 397 (1901), 387 (1951), 473 (1981).

The percentage of Welsh speakers was 5% cent (1891), 12% (1931), 3% (1971), 11% (2011).

Education

The nearest schools are Ysgol Glan y Môr, Ysgol y Preseli and Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Myrddin. All schools are bilingual.

References
  1. "Community population 2011". Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. "GENUKI: Williamston". Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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