Haroldston West is a rural coastal parish in west Pembrokeshire, Wales,[1][2] 5.5 miles (8.9 km) west of Haverfordwest. It is in the community of Merlin's Bridge.
| Haroldston West | |
|---|---|
 St Madoc's Church | |
  Haroldston West Location within Pembrokeshire | |
| OS grid reference | SM862147 |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Haverfordwest |
| Postcode district | SA62 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
History edit
A number of prehistoric remains exist in the parish.[3]
Haroldston West parish was in the ancient Hundred of Rhos, Pembrokeshire, and in 1833 had a population of 155. Its name is taken from that of an Anglo-Norman who held local lands.[1]
In 1872 the population was 149, living in 28 houses in an area of 1,718 acres (6.95 km2).[4]
During the Second World War there was a Relief Landing Ground (RLG) for RAF Withybush called Haroldston airfield which was never used for emergency landings.[5]
Church edit
The parish church is dedicated to St Madoc of Ferns.[6] Before the 1880s the church was a "barn-like old church of nave and chancel with big sash windows and a makeshift roof of salvaged ships' timbers" but had become derelict. It was rebuilt in 1885.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b "GENUKI: Haroldston West". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "GENUKI: Parish map". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. HMSO. 1925. p. 107. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ "A Vision of Britain:Haroldston West". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ RCAHMW. "HAROLDSTONE AIRFIELD". Coflein. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
- ^ "St Madoc of Ferns". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ^ Lloyd, Orbach & Scourfield (2004). Pembrokeshire. Yale University Press. p. 200. ISBN 0300101783. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
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