Henry's Moat

Henry’s Moat
Welsh: *Castell Hendre*
Henry’s Moat Welsh: Castell Hendre;
	; St Brynach's Church, about 1885
	Henry’s Moat Location within Pembrokeshire
OS grid reference	SN044276
Community	New Moat;
Principal area	Pembrokeshire;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Postcode district	SA63
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire;

Henry’s Moat is a hamlet and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community of Puncheston. It is 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Fishguard and 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Haverfordwest. The nearest railway station is Clarbeston Road 5 miles (8 km) to the south. It was in the ancient Hundred of Cemais.

Name

The parish’s Welsh name was Castell Hên-drêv (or Hendre), Anglicised by early English settlers to its present form. It derives from an ancient tumulus surrounded by a moat.[1] It appears as Castel henrye on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire.[2]

History

In 1833 the population of the parish was 282.[1] It includes the hamlet of Tufton on the nearby B4329 Cardigan to Haverfordwest turnpike.[3]

Church

The parish church is dedicated to St Brynach (English: St Bernard).[1]

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References

"GENUKI: Henry's Moat". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
"Penbrok comitat". British Library.
"GENUKI: Parish maps". Retrieved 25 April 2015.

External links

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[GENUKI-1] "GENUKI: Henry's Moat". Retrieved 25 April 2015.

[2] "Penbrok comitat". British Library.

[3] "GENUKI: Parish maps". Retrieved 25 April 2015.