Llanrhian is a small village,

community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, villag ...

and

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in Pembrokeshire in west Wales, near the coast, south of

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village. The community of Llanrhian includes the settlements of Llanhowell ( cy, Llanhywel),

Croesgoch Croes-goch (also spelled Croesgoch) is a village in North Pembrokeshire, West Wales. It is situated on the A487 between Fishguard and St David's. It lies some five miles northeast of St Davids on the junction of the A487 St Davids to Fishguard r ...

, Portheiddy,

and

Trefin Trefin ( Welsh standardised:), formerly anglicised as Trevine, is a village in North Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales. The village lies within the parish and community of Llanrhian, which has a significant Welsh-speaking population. Etymology T ...

. The village church is St Rhian’s and is of medieval origin. The village is in the

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History

Originally part of the Cantref of Pebediog (later Dewisland Hundred) granted in perpetuity to the Bishops of St Davids in 1082, the manors of Llanrhian, Castle Morris and Priskilly were, prior to 1175, granted to Maurice Fitzgerald by his brother, David Fitzgerald, second Norman approved Bishop of St Davids. Llanrhian old manor

The manors remained with Fitzgerald's descendants, by then settled in Ireland, until 1302 when Sir John Wogan, Chancellor of St Davids and Lord Justiciar of Ireland bought out the remaining Fitzgerald interests in all three manors. Castle Morris and Priskilly were returned to the bishopric but Llanrhian appears to have remained in the Wogan family until the 17th century when it passed by marriage into the Le Hunte family of Artramont. The Le Hunte's then in turn retained Llanrhian manor until the 1880s when it was sold to Henry Prosser, ancestor of the present owner. According to the 2011 census the village had a population of 892.

Notable buildings

Llanrhian's church is dedicated to St Rhian and is a grade II* listed building. The village has an old school and farm cottage, built in 1769. A farm named Barry Island farm and the hamlet of Ynys Barri lies just to the northwest of the village which are not to be confused with

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in southeast Wales in the

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. Llanrhian's stone watermill, ''Melin Llanrhian'', is now a holiday cottage. The old machinery used in the mill still remains. The Watch Cottage is a well known grade two

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. It is let as a

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and painted by many artists, including

John Knapp-Fisher John Knapp-Fisher (August 1931 – 21 February 2015) was a British painter known particularly for his depictions of the coast of Pembrokeshire, West Wales. He worked from his studio in Croesgoch since 1967.Laura Chamberlai''Arts Show profiles Joh ...

who lived and worked in the next village of

It is described as a good example of Pembrokeshire vernacular architecture due to its Grouted roof.

Governance

An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretched to Mathry with a total population of 1,464. Following a boundary review by the

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, the community of Pencaer was added to the ward, effective from the 2022 Pembrokeshire County Council election.

References

External links

Historical information and sources on GENUKIMap at British towns.netUK Genealogy Wiki related to Llanrhian
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