Robeston Wathen
Robeston Wathen is a rural village and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales, 2 miles west of Narberth, on the former Narberth to Haverfordwest turnpike subsequently designated the A40 which bypassed the village in 2011.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Places of Interest
Highlights include Llawhaden Castle and Narberth Castle.
Llawhaden Castle
Castle
Llawhaden Castle is a ruined castle in Llawhaden, Pembrokeshire, Wales, 10 miles east of Haverfordwest. A motte-and-bailey castle is thought to have previously occupied the site and the present structure was built by the bishops of the Diocese of St David in the 13th century.
Narberth Castle
Castle
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Narberth Castle is a ruined Norman fortress in the town of Narberth, Pembrokeshire, West Wales. It forms part of the Landsker Line. A chronicle in the Cotton library mentions that, in 1116, Gruffydd ap Rhys attacked and destroyed the castle of arberth; this however probably refers to the nearby Sentence Castle, the stone castle at Narberth not having been built until over 100 years later. Narberth Castle is situated 2 miles southeast of Robeston Wathen.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Llawhaden and Narberth.
Llawhaden
Village
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Llawhaden is a village, parish and community in mid-Pembrokeshire, West Wales, historically in the Hundred of Dungleddy. The community of Llawhaden includes the parish of Robeston Wathen, part of Narberth and the hamlet of Gelli, and had a population of 634 in 2001, increasing to 688 at the 2011 Census.
Narberth
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Narberth is in Pembrokeshire. In 2014, The Guardian called it "not only a gastronomic hub for west Wales but also one of the liveliest, most likeable little towns in the UK".
Gelli
Hamlet
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Gelli is a small settlement in the community and parish of Llawhaden, Pembrokeshire, Wales, at the confluence of the Syfynwy and Cleddau Ddu rivers. It is 3 miles northwest of Narberth and 8 miles east of Haverfordwest. Gelli is situated 2½ miles north of Robeston Wathen.
Robeston Wathen
- Type: Village
- Description: village in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK
- Category: locality
- Location: Llawhaden, Pembrokeshire, South Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.80724° or 51° 48′ 26″ northLongitude
-4.77957° or 4° 46′ 47″ westElevation
269 feet (82 metres)Open location code
9C3QR64C+V5OpenStreetMap ID
node 858361123OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Robeston Wathen” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Robeston Wathen”
- Dutch: “Robeston Wathen”
- Irish: “Robeston Wathen”
- Welsh: “Robeston Wathen”
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