Gumfreston, Pembrokeshire

Historical Description

Gumfreston, a parish in Pembrokeshire, 2 miles W by N of Tenby. Post town, Tenby. Acreage, 1653; population, 90. There are good chalybeate springs. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St David; net value, £161 with residence. The church is ancient, has a baptistry and a decorated piscina, and was restored in 1869.

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.

For births, marriages, and deaths in Gumfreston from 1837 to 1974 you should search for the Pembroke Registration District.

Land and Property

The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for Pembrokeshire is available to browse.

Maps

Online maps of Gumfreston are available from a number of sites:

• Bing (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• Google Streetview.
• National Library of Scotland. (Old maps)
• OpenStreetMap.
• old-maps.co.uk (Old Ordnance Survey maps to buy).
• Streetmap.co.uk (Current Ordnance Survey maps).
• A Vision of Britain through Time. (Old maps)

Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following newspapers online:

• South Wales Daily News
• The Cardiff Times
• Western Mail