Whitchurch, Pembrokeshire
- Whitchurch, Pembrokeshire
Whitchurch ( _cy. Tregroes, "Settlement of the Cross") is a hamlet (place) and parish ( _cy. Plwy'r Groes, "Parish of the Cross") in north-western Pembrokeshire, West Wales.
It is 2 km from the coast, and 5 km east of St David's. The hamlet includes the parish church, but only a few houses, the main settlement in the parish being Solva.
By the churchyard gate is a standing stone called "Maen Dewi", believed to be the lower part of a large Celtic cross.
The parish of Whitchurch, together with the parish of St Elvis, make up the community of Solva.
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