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.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Llawhaden Castle and Narberth Castle.

Llawhaden Castle

Castle

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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.

Church of St. Aidan

Church

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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″ north

Longitude

-4.77957° or 4° 46′ 47″ west

Elevation

269 feet (82 metres)

Open location code

9C3QR64C+V5

OpenStreetMap ID

node 858361123

OpenStreetMap feature

place=village

GeoNames ID

2639280

Wikidata ID

Q20007219

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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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