Llanwnda, Pembrokeshire

Historical Description

Llanwnda, a parish in Pembrokeshire, on the S side of Fishguard Bay, 2½ miles NW of Fishguard, and 15 NW by N of Clarbeston Road station on the G.W.R. It contains the village of Goodwick, which has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Carnarvon. The parish comprises 5828 acres, with 115 of adjacent foreshore; population, 918. A body of 1400 French troops under General Tate landed here in 1797, and were speedily overpowered by a body of yRomanry under Lord Cawdor. There are remains of ancient camps. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St David's; gross value, £223. Patrons, the Dean and Chapter of St David's. The church is cruciform, and has been restored. There is a Calvinistic Methodist chapel at Goodwick. Giraldus Cambrensis was rector of this parish.

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.

Land and Property

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

Maps

Online maps of Llanwnda 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