Clarbeston

Clarbeston (Welsh: Treglarbes) is a village and parish[1] in Pembrokeshire, Wales, 11 km (6.8 mi) east of Haverfordwest. The parish, together with Wiston and Walton East, constitute the community of Wiston. The population was 318 as of 2011 census. [2]

"Clarbeston Road" redirects here. For the railway station, see Clarbeston Road railway station.

Clarbeston

Parish Church of St Martin
Clarbeston
Location within Pembrokeshire
Population318 
OS grid referenceSN047212
Community
  • Wiston
Principal area
Ceremonial county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCLARBESTON ROAD
Postcode districtSA63
Dialling code01437
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Preseli Pembrokeshire

Name

The English placename means "Clarenbald's farm", Clarenbald being a continental Germanic (perhaps Flemish) personal name.[3] The Welsh placename is a translation of the English.

Location

Clarbeston Road railway station and the surrounding settlement and post town of Clarbeston Road lie to the west of the village.

Parish

The parish is close to, or on, the Pembrokeshire language frontier and has always had a somewhat fluctuating proportion of Welsh speakers.

The parish had an area of 671 ha (1,660 acres). Its census populations were: 180 (1801): 178 (1851): 158 (1901): 114 (1951): 71 (1981)

The percentage of Welsh speakers was 41 (1891): 44 (1931): 27 (1971)

References
  1. "GENUKI: Clarbeston". Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  2. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=W37000281
  3. Charles, B. G., The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, pp 406


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