In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Llanwnda like this:
LLANWNDA, a parish in Haverfordwest district, Pembroke; on the S side of Fishguard bay, 2½ miles NW of Fishguard, and 15 NW by N of ClarbestonRoad r. station. It has fairs on 29 May and 22 Nov.; and it contains the villages of Diffrin and Goodwick,- the latter of which has a post office under Haverfordwest. ...
Acres, 5,701; of which 90 are water. Real property, £3,542. Pop. in 1851,1,292; in 1861,1,138. Houses, 262. The property is munch subdivided. A body of 1,400 French troops, under Gen. Tate, landed here in 1797; and were speedily overpowered by a body of yeomanry under Lord Cawdor. There are numerous Druidical remains, and remains of ancient camps. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £220. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of St. David's. The church was reported in 1859 as very bad.
Llanwnda through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Llanwnda in Pembrokeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/11015
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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