- Bletherston
Bletherston ( _cy. Trefelen) is a hamlet and parish in
Pembrokeshire ,Wales . It is situated in the middle of the county, 9 km north ofNarberth and 13 km east ofHaverfordwest . The parish includes the village of Penffordd coord|51|52|0|N|4|47|39|W. Together with the parishes ofLlys y fran andNew Moat , it constitutes the community of New Moat.The English name appears to mean "Bleddri's farm": Bleddri is a Welsh name. The Welsh name "Trefelen" means "yellow farm" [Charles, B. G., "The Placenames of Pembrokeshire", National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, p 400] . The parish is in the north-west portion of the hundred of Dungleddy which George Owen in 1602 placed south of the Pembrokeshire language frontier. However, as part of the church lands to the north of the
Afon Syfnwy , Owen said it was bilingual, and in modern times it has been predominantly Welsh-speaking.The parish had an area of 970 Ha. Its census populations were: 235 (1801): 320 (1851): 235 (1901): 132 (1951): 84 (1981).
The percentage of Welsh speakers was 97 (1891): 85 (1931): 50 (1971).
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External links
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/Bletherston/index.html Bletherston on Genuki]
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