Kilgetty (; ) is a village immediately north of Saundersfoot in

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, at the junction of the A477 between

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and

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and the A478 between

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and Cardigan.

Community

The villages of Kilgetty, Reynalton and Begelly make up the

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of Kilgetty/Begelly. In 2011 it had a population of 1,207.

History

Kilgetty, in

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and the

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of St Issel's, was the name of an ancient mansion owned by the Picton family and was already decaying in the 19th century, according to Lewis's ''Topographical Dictionary of Wales'' published in 1833. It was subsequently. demolished. The remnants of the garden are designated Grade II on the

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Coal mining

Kilgetty has an industrial heritage and was part of the Pembrokeshire anthracite coalfield. Coal had been mined locally since the middle ages and was easily accessible as the coal seams were comparatively close to the surface. While musch larger colliery settlements emerged further east in the nineteenth century the coal industry in Pembrokeshire also expanded. During the 1870s the miners of the locality became involved with the Amalgamated Association of Miners and in 1874 trade union leader Thomas Halliday addressed the miners of the locality on Begelly Common. The last Pembrokeshire coal mine, at Kilgetty, closed in 1950.

Amenities

The village has local shopping facilities, a

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, which was called the ''Railway Inn'', now the ''White Horse'', and a sports club that has a

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and

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ground. There is a local scout group known as 1st Kilgetty. St Mary's Mission Church in the village closed for worship in the 1990s and is now a private residence. Kilgetty railway station is a

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on the

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References

External links

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