Popton Cross

Popton Cross is a wayside cross in , , . Popton Cross is situated nearby to the village , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Popton Fort and Pembroke Power Station.

Fort
Photo: Shaun Butler, CC BY-SA 2.0.
, a Grade II* Listed Building, is a Palmerston fort completed in 1864 as part of the inner line of defence of together with on the opposite bank. is situated 1¼ miles northwest of Popton Cross.

Power station
Photo: JKMMX, CC BY 3.0.
is a 2,200 MWe natural gas-fired power station near in . The power station was officially opened in September 2012. is situated 1¼ miles east of Popton Cross.

Railway station
Photo: Jennifer Luther Thomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
serves the town of in , . Opened on 7 September 1863, it was originally known as Milford, becoming Old Milford by January 1902, and finally being renamed Milford Haven by April 1910. is situated 2½ miles north of Popton Cross.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rhoscrowther and Milford Haven.

Village
Photo: Colin Bell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
was a village, ecclesiastical parish and civil parish in , on the south shore of the . The placename is Welsh and perhaps means "crwth-player's moor". It is part of the community of .

Photo: WOSlinker, CC0.
is located near the River Cleddau, and with a population of around 15,000 is the largest town in Pembrokeshire. It is one of the UK's largest ports, and attracts many cruise ships.

Suburb
is a coastal village in , . It belongs to the parish of in the historical hundred of Roose. It is located directly to the west of the larger town of , and is a district of the community of Milford Haven It had a population of 2,313 inhabitants in 2001. is situated 2 miles northwest of Popton Cross.

Popton Cross

Latitude
51.68145° or 51° 40′ 53″ north
Longitude
-5.02438° or 5° 1′ 28″ west
Open location code
9C3PMXJG+H6
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7041541858
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­wayside_cross
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Satellite Map

Discover Popton Cross from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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