Henry's Moat

Henry’s Moat Welsh: Castell Hendre
St Brynach's Church, about 1885
Henry’s Moat Location within Pembrokeshire
OS grid reference	SN044276
Community	Puncheston
Principal area	Pembrokeshire
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Clarbeston Road
Postcode district	SA63
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire

Henry's Moat is a hamlet and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community of Puncheston. It is 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Fishguard and 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Haverfordwest. The nearest railway station is Clarbeston Road 5 miles (8 km) to the south. It was in the ancient Hundred of Cemais.

Name

The parish's Welsh name was Castell Hên-drêv (or Hendre), Anglicised by early English settlers to its present form. It derives from an ancient tumulus surrounded by a moat.[1] It appears as Castel henrye on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire.[2]

History

In 1833 the population of the parish was 282.[1] It includes the hamlet of Tufton on the nearby B4329 Cardigan to Haverfordwest turnpike.[3]

Church

The parish church is dedicated to St Brynach (English: St Bernard).[1]

References

1. "GENUKI: Henry's Moat". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
2. "Penbrok comitat". British Library. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
3. "GENUKI: Parish maps". Retrieved 25 April 2015.

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