Human settlement in Wales
Henry’s Moat
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 St Brynach's Church, about 1885 | |
  Henry’s MoatLocation within Pembrokeshire | |
| OS grid reference | SN044276 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Clarbeston Road |
| Postcode district | SA63 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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Henry's Moat is a hamlet and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community of Puncheston. It is 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Fishguard and 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Haverfordwest. The nearest railway station is Clarbeston Road 5 miles (8 km) to the south. It was in the ancient Hundred of Cemais.
Name
The parish's Welsh name was Castell Hên-drêv (or Hendre), Anglicised by early English settlers to its present form. It derives from an ancient tumulus surrounded by a moat. It appears as Castel henrye on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire.
History
In 1833 the population of the parish was 282. It includes the hamlet of Tufton on the nearby B4329 Cardigan to Haverfordwest turnpike.
Church
The parish church is dedicated to St Brynach (English: St Bernard).
References
- ^ "GENUKI: Henry's Moat". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- "Penbrok comitat". British Library. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- "GENUKI: Parish maps". Retrieved 25 April 2015.