Martletwy is a village,
parish
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and
community
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in the county of
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire ( ; ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and otherwise by the sea. Haverfordwest is the largest town and ...
, Wales.
Description
Martletwy lies in south of the county, the nearest town is
Narberth some 7 miles distant to its north and east. It lies mainly to the west of the
A4075 road, which links
Carew in the south with the
Canaston Bridge junction at the
A40 road
The A40 is a trunk road which runs between London and Goodwick (Fishguard), Wales, and officially called The London to Fishguard Trunk Road (A40) in all legal documents and Acts. Much of its length within England has been superseded by motorw ...
, although part of the Cross Hands area bridges the main road. To the west and south, the area's boundary is the
Eastern Cleddau, to the southeast the
River Cresswell forms its boundary.
History
According to Lewis,
the population of the parish in 1833 was 725. He described the area as good arable and pasture land, which was enclosed, and considerable supplies of coal and culm on the estate of
Sir John Owen, which was shipped from a specially-constructed quay at
Landshipping on the
Eastern Cleddau.
Historic building
Blackpool Mill
Blackpool Mill is a 19th century flour mill in the community of Martletwy, in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. It sits to the west of Blackpool Bridge on the southern bank of the Eastern River Cleddau, downstream from Canaston Bridge. Bui ...
is a Grade II-
listed disused mill dating to 1813 which is intact and contains working machinery. It was operational until the Second World War and in 2017 plans for its development as a heritage attraction were being considered.
Martletwy parish
The parish church is dedicated to St Marcellus and is in the diocese of St David's. There are Baptist, Methodist and Independent chapels.
Martletwy Community
Martletwy consists of the following villages: Martletwy,
Coedcanlas,
Minwear, Newton North, Landshipping and
Lawrenny.
Governance
A
Martletwy electoral ward
A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected t ...
exists, though this ward stretches beyond the confines of Martletwy community, covering the neighbouring
Llawhaden
Llawhaden () is a village, parish and community (Wales), community in mid-Pembrokeshire, West Wales, historically in the Hundred (country subdivision), Hundred of Dungleddy (hundred), Dungleddy (). The community (Wales), community of Llawhaden i ...
and
Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech. It had a total population at the 2011 Census of 1,970.
Notable places
The village is best known for being home to the
Oakwood theme park.
References
External links
Contact details for Martletwy Community Council
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Villages in Pembrokeshire
Communities in Pembrokeshire