- East Williamston
East Williamston is a village, parish and community in
Pembrokeshire ,Wales . It is situated in the south of the county, 4 km west ofSaundersfoot . The parish includes the villages ofCold Inn coord|51|42|57|N|4|44|55|W and Broadmoor coord|51|43|12|N|4|45|16|W. The community had a population of 1787 in 2001. With the community ofJeffreyston , it makes up the Pembrokeshire ward of East Williamston, which had a population of 2327 in 2001, with 11% Welsh speakers.It was originally a chapelry of the parish of
Begelly . Part ofLittle England beyond Wales , it has been essentially English-speaking for 900 years.The parish had an area of 588 Ha. Its census populations were: 341 (1801): 551 (1851): 397 (1901): 387 (1951): 473 (1981).
The percentage of Welsh speakers was 5 (1891): 12 (1931): 3 (1971).
External links
* [http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/Williamston/ East Williamston on Genuki]
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