Walwyn's Castle
Walwyn's Castle (Welsh: Castell Gwalchmai) is a village, parish and community in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and is 84 miles (135 km) from Cardiff and 213 miles (343 km) from London.[1][2] In 2011 the community's population was 361. [3]
Walwyn's Castle
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  Walwyn's Castle Location within Pembrokeshire | |
| Population | 361 |
| OS grid reference | SM 8727 1121 |
| • Cardiff | 84.1 mi (135.3 km) |
| • London | 213.2 mi (343.1 km) |
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| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Haverfordwest |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament |
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| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament |
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Community
The community of Walwyn's Castle consists of the parishes of Walwyn's Castle itself and the parishes of Hasguard and Robeston West.[4]
In 2011 the population of the community of Walwyn's Castle was 355 with 15.2 per cent able to speak Welsh.[5]
History
In his 12th century Gesta Regum Anglorum, William of Malmesbury claimed that the grave of Gawain (Latin: Walwen, Welsh: Gwalchmai) was found here around the end of the 11th century and that the castle mound covers the site.[6][7]
A castle was built within an Iron Age Hill fort by the Normans. There is an historic rath overlooking Walwyn's Castle. A geophysical survey was carried out in 2011.[4]
Walwyn's Castle was in the ancient hundred of Roose with its origins in the pre-Norman cantref of Rhôs. This and several other parishes fell within the mediaeval Barony of Walwyn's Castle, the caput of the Marcher Lord.[8]
Parish
The parish of Walwyn's Castle includes several scattered settlements.[7][9]
Parish church
The earliest-known reference to Walwyn's Castle Church was 1291. The church was rebuilt around 1869 to 1878. Today the Church is in good repair with services held there every Sunday.[4]
School
The village school closed in the late 1950s, converted to a village hall, and substantially renovated in 2004.[4]
References
- Gwalchmai Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr); accessed 9 May 2014
- Google Maps (Map). Google.
- https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=W04000483
- "Pembrokeshire Town and Community Councils: Walwyns Castle". Retrieved 27 March 2020.
- Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats; accessed 9 May 2014
- Gesta Regum, William Stubbs, 1889, vol. 2, p. 89
- "GENUKI: Walwyn's Castle". Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- "Dyfed Archaeology: Hoaten to Hasguard". Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- "GENUKI Parish Map 162". Retrieved 27 March 2020.
External links
Media related to Walwyn's Castle at Wikimedia Commons
