Lamphey ( cy, Llandyfái ) is both a village, a

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and a

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near the south coast of Pembrokeshire,

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, approximately east of the historic town of Pembroke, and north of the seaside village of Freshwater East. The 2011 census reported a population of 843. Freshwater East is in the community as is the village of

Hodgeston Hodgeston is a small village and parish a mile southeast of Lamphey, south Pembrokeshire, Wales, and is in the Community (Wales), community of Lamphey. It is on the A4139 road, A4139 Pembroke Dock to Tenby road. Other surrounding villages are Fre ...

. The village includes the ruins of the fourteenth-century Lamphey Bishop's Palace; a palace of the

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Church of St Tyfai and St Faith

The parish church, dedicated to St Tyfai (or Tyfie) and St Faith, is medieval in origin but was largely rebuilt in 1869–1871 by the architect

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. The fine tower is thirteenth or fourteenth century. In the chancel a

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and two lancet windows date from the thirteenth century, but have been repositioned. The font is

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Notable landmarks

Several Georgian-era buildings remain, including the

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, ''Lower Lamphey Park'' on the Ridgeway. The village has two hotels/restaurants, ''The Dial'' public house, a primary school, a service station with a shop, a hairdressers, and a local bakery which has served the community for generations. There are playing fields. The

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, with a capacity of 120 people, was completed in 2007. Bishop Vaughan was responsible for adding the first-floor chapel on the north side of Lamphey Hall in the early 16th century. In 1542, Lamphey Manor was "surrendered to Henry VIII in exchange for the rich rectory of Carew". The grade II listed Lamphey Court, a Georgian mansion, was built in 1823 to the west of the ruins of the Bishop's Palace. It was the seat of the Mathias family until it was sold in 1978 by Wing Commander Lewis Mathias, the

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Governance

Lamphey, together with Cosheston, forms an electoral ward. The total ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 1,671.

Railway

Lamphey railway station on the Pembroke Dock branch of the West Wales Line is operated by

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, who also manage the station. Trains stop here on request every two hours in each direction, westwards to and eastwards to , , and .

River

The

Pembroke River Pembroke River is a short waterway near Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, West Wales. Course Rising at Hogeston Hill, near Manorbier Newton, the river meanders through Lamphey and flows past Pembroke Castle to its confluence with Milford Haven Waterway a ...

rises at nearby Hodgeston Hill to flow through Lamphey to

Pembroke Castle Pembroke Castle ( cy, Castell Penfro) is a medieval castle in the centre of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire in Wales. The castle was the original family seat of the Earldom of Pembroke. A Grade I listed building since 1951, it underwent major restorati ...

References

External links

Photos of Lamphey and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk
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