Begelly

Begelly
Parish church of St Mary
Begelly is located in Pembrokeshire
Begelly
Begelly
Location within Pembrokeshire
Population761 
OS grid referenceSN118073
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
List of places
UK
Wales
Pembrokeshire
51°44′00″N 4°43′36″W / 51.7333°N 4.7266°W / 51.7333; -4.7266

Begelly (Welsh: Begeli) is a village and parish in south Pembrokeshire, Wales, 4.3 miles (6.9 km) north of Tenby on the A478 road.[1] The parish includes the hamlets of Thomas Chapel 51°44′36″N 4°44′42″W / 51.74333°N 4.74500°W / 51.74333; -4.74500 and Broom[2] and has a web of small settlements associated with the 19th century anthracite mining industry. The parish, together with the parish of Reynalton and part (Kilgetty) of St. Issells, constitutes the community and ward of Kilgetty/Begelly. Begelly had a population of 761 in 2011.[3]

Name

The placename appears to be Welsh, meaning "Bugail's territory".[4]

History

Part of Little England beyond Wales, it has been essentially English-speaking for 900 years. The parish, recorded on a 1578 map as Begely,[5] had an area of 2,520 acres (1,020 ha) (3.94 square miles). Its census populations were: 354 (1801): 779 (1851): 445 (1901): 346 (1951): 500 (1981).

The percentage of Welsh speakers was 3.5 (1891): 5.0 (1931): 4.5 (1971).

References

  1. ^ "Ordnance Survey". Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. ^ "GENUKI: Parish map 128". Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  3. ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Begelly Built-up area sub division (W38000036)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. ^ Charles, B. G., The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, p 472
  5. ^ "Penbrok comitat". British Library. Retrieved 22 July 2024.