Little Newcastle

Little Newcastle Welsh: Casnewydd-bach
Little Newcastle Location within Pembrokeshire
OS grid reference	SM980290
Community	Puncheston
Principal area	Pembrokeshire
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Haverfordwest
Postcode district	SA62
Dialling code	01348
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Ceredigion Preseli
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire

Village street in Little Newcastle

Little Newcastle (Welsh: Casnewydd-bach) is a village, parish[1] and former civil parish[2] in the community of Puncheston in Pembrokeshire, Wales. A map of 1578 shows the parish as Newcastle.[3]

Bartholomew Roberts

The village has attracted attention as the birthplace of the pirate Bartholomew Roberts (Barti Ddu), who was born in the village in 1682. [4] Roberts is the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy, and is noted for creating a Pirate Code, and adopting an early variant of the Skull and Crossbones flag.

There is a monument to him in the village.[5]

Bart Roberts' memorial stone in the village giving him under his nickname "Barti Ddu" ("Black Bart")

St Peter's Church

St. Peter's Church in Little Newcastle

St Peter's Church has medieval origins, but was heavily restored in 1870. It is now notable for its collection of modern stained glass windows, commissioned from 1990 onwards.[6] The church is now part of the United Benefice of West Cemaes.[7]

References

1. "GENUKI: Parish map 38". Retrieved 3 March 2021.
2. Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Little Newcastle CP/AP. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
3. "Penbrok comitat". British Library. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
4. Laughton, John Knox (1896). "Roberts, Bartholomew" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 48. p. 375.
5. "Black Bart memorial on the green, Little Newcastle". geograph.org. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
6. "=St Peter's Church, Little Newcastle (421245)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
7. "United Benefice of West Cemaes". The Church in Wales. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

External links

Media related to Little Newcastle at Wikimedia Commons

• Historical information and links on GENUKI