East Williamston

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 of Saundersfoot. The parish includes the villages of Cold 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 of Jeffreyston, 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 of Little 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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