Hook, Pembrokeshire
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Hook is a medium-sized village
and community
on the Western Cleddau
, Pembrokeshire
, Wales
. It was part of the community of Llangwm
. The population of the community was 656 in 2001
. Together with the communities of Freystrop
and Llangwm, it makes up the Pembrokeshire ward of Llangwm.
It is a rapidly expanding village. It was much larger in the nineteenth century, when it was a major shipping point for the local anthracite which was brought to the quay from inland collieries by the Hook Tramway.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and 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....
on the Western Cleddau
River Cleddau
The River Cleddau consists of the Eastern and Western Cleddau rivers in Pembrokeshire, west Wales. They unite to form the Daugleddau estuary, which forms the important harbour of Milford Haven....
, 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 was part of the community of Llangwm
Llangwm, Pembrokeshire
Llangwm is a small picturesque village and parish of around 450 properties situated on the River Cleddau near Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales....
. The population of the community was 656 in 2001
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
. Together with the communities of Freystrop
Freystrop
Freystrop is a community in Pembrokeshire, Wales....
and Llangwm, it makes up the Pembrokeshire ward of Llangwm.
It is a rapidly expanding village. It was much larger in the nineteenth century, when it was a major shipping point for the local anthracite which was brought to the quay from inland collieries by the Hook Tramway.