Castellan, Pembrokeshire
Encyclopedia
Castellan is a hamlet
and parish
in Pembrokeshire
, Wales
. It is situated in the north of the county on the slopes of Frenni Fawr, two km north of Crymych
. It was originally a chapelry
of the parish of Penrydd, and constitutes a manor originally owned by the Knights Hospitaller
based at Slebech
. The ruins of their chapel are still visible. The parish includes part of the village of Blaen-ffos 51°59′58"N 4°38′19"W. The northern part of the parish is now in the community
of Boncath
, and the southern part is in Crymych community.
The placename is an archaic Welsh
word meaning "little castle". The area has always been Welsh-speaking.
The parish had an area of 373 Ha
. Its census
populations were: 82 (1801): 171 (1851): 171 (1901): 115 (1951): 162 (1981).
The percentage of Welsh language
speakers was 100 (1891): 100 (1931): 100 (1971).
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
and parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is situated in the north of the county on the slopes of Frenni Fawr, two km north of Crymych
Crymych
Crymych is a small village of around 400 inhabitants in the north of Pembrokeshire, Wales. The village developed around the former Crymmych Arms railway station on the now closed line, nicknamed the Cardi Bach , which ran from Whitland to Cardigan.Other than the Crymych Arms public house, which...
. It was originally a chapelry
Chapelry
A chapelry was a subdivision of an ecclesiastical parish in England, and parts of Lowland Scotland up to the mid 19th century. It had a similar status to a township but was so named as it had a chapel which acted as a subsidiary place of worship to the main parish church...
of the parish of Penrydd, and constitutes a manor originally owned by the Knights Hospitaller
Knights Hospitaller
The Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta , also known as the Sovereign Military Order of Malta , Order of Malta or Knights of Malta, is a Roman Catholic lay religious order, traditionally of military, chivalrous, noble nature. It is the world's...
based at Slebech
Slebech
Slebech is a parish in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. The community of Slebech is a sparsely populated on the northern shore of the Eastern River Cleddau. It shares common land boundaries with the Communities of Uzmaston and Boulston, Wiston and Llawhaden and mainly consists of farmland and woodland...
. The ruins of their chapel are still visible. The parish includes part of the village of Blaen-ffos 51°59′58"N 4°38′19"W. The northern part of the parish is now in the community
Community (Wales)
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....
of Boncath
Boncath
Boncath is a village in Pembrokeshire, West Wales, United Kingdom.- History & amenities :Boncath was once an intermediate stop on the Whitland to Cardigan railway line before it was closed due to the 1963 Beeching Axe.- External links :*...
, and the southern part is in Crymych community.
The placename is an archaic Welsh
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
word meaning "little castle". The area has always been Welsh-speaking.
The parish had an area of 373 Ha
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
. Its census
Census in the United Kingdom
Coincident full censuses have taken place in the different jurisdictions of the United Kingdom every ten years since 1801, with the exceptions of 1941 and in both Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State in 1921; simultaneous censuses were taken in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, with...
populations were: 82 (1801): 171 (1851): 171 (1901): 115 (1951): 162 (1981).
The percentage of Welsh language
Welsh language
Welsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
speakers was 100 (1891): 100 (1931): 100 (1971).