Llawhaden
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Llawhaden is a village
and parish
in the Hundred of Dungleddy
(Welsh Daugleddyf), Pembrokeshire
, West Wales
.
Llawhaden was a civil parish, area 1865 Ha.
The parish church
of St Aidan
(of Ferns, a disciple of Saint David
) is situated below the village beside the river, at 51.8226°N 4.7944°W. The name Llawhaden is an anglicised version of the Welsh
form Llanhuadain, and probably means "(monastic) enclosure of St Aidan". The village is in the form of a large medieval planned settlement, although most of the land lots laid out along the main street are now vacant. At the end of the main street, spectacularly overlooking the Cleddau valley, is a substantial castle
, Llawhaden Castle
. The village and castle were created and owned by the Bishops of St David's. It was once a marcher
borough. Owen, in 1603, described it as one of nine Pembrokeshire "boroughs in decay".
The parish straddles the linguistic boundary
, and was one of the six "bilingual" parishes mentioned by George Owen in 1603. The parish is divided east-west into two unequal parts by the Eastern Cleddau
river, and this has been a fairly stable language boundary at least since Owen's time, with English speakers to the west and Welsh speakers to the east, although, perhaps in the early Industrial Revolution
, Welsh-speakers infiltrated the western part in the area around Gelli woolen
mill.
The civil parish had population as follows:
The community
of Llawhaden includes also the parish of Robeston Wathen and part of Narberth
, and had a population of 634 in 2001.
Village
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and parish
Civil parish
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in the Hundred of Dungleddy
Dungleddy (hundred)
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(Welsh Daugleddyf), 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....
, West Wales
West Wales
West Wales is the western area of Wales.Some definitions of West Wales include only Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, an area which historically comprised the Welsh principality of Deheubarth., an area called "South West Wales" in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics....
.
Llawhaden was a civil parish, area 1865 Ha.
The parish church
Parish church
A parish church , in Christianity, is the church which acts as the religious centre of a parish, the basic administrative unit of episcopal churches....
of St Aidan
Aedan of Ferns
Saint Máedóc , also known as Áedan, was a saint in Irish tradition, founder and first bishop of Ferns and a patron of other churches, such as Rossinver and Drumlane .-Background:...
(of Ferns, a disciple of Saint David
Saint David
Saint David was a Welsh Bishop during the 6th century; he was later regarded as a saint and as the patron saint of Wales. David was a native of Wales, and a relatively large amount of information is known about his life. However, his birth date is still uncertain, as suggestions range from 462 to...
) is situated below the village beside the river, at 51.8226°N 4.7944°W. The name Llawhaden is an anglicised version of the 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...
form Llanhuadain, and probably means "(monastic) enclosure of St Aidan". The village is in the form of a large medieval planned settlement, although most of the land lots laid out along the main street are now vacant. At the end of the main street, spectacularly overlooking the Cleddau valley, is a substantial castle
Castle
A castle is a type of fortified structure built in Europe and the Middle East during the Middle Ages by European nobility. Scholars debate the scope of the word castle, but usually consider it to be the private fortified residence of a lord or noble...
, Llawhaden Castle
Llawhaden Castle
Llawhaden Castle is a castle in the Pembrokeshire village of Llawhaden and 3 miles east of Wiston in south west Wales, at . The site is owned and managed by Cadw....
. The village and castle were created and owned by the Bishops of St David's. It was once a marcher
Welsh Marches
The Welsh Marches is a term which, in modern usage, denotes an imprecisely defined area along and around the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom. The precise meaning of the term has varied at different periods...
borough. Owen, in 1603, described it as one of nine Pembrokeshire "boroughs in decay".
The parish straddles the linguistic boundary
Landsker Line
The Landsker Line is a term commonly used for the language boundary between the Welsh-speaking and English-speaking areas in southwest Wales. The English-speaking areas, known as Little England beyond Wales, are notable for having been English linguistically and culturally for many centuries...
, and was one of the six "bilingual" parishes mentioned by George Owen in 1603. The parish is divided east-west into two unequal parts by the Eastern 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....
river, and this has been a fairly stable language boundary at least since Owen's time, with English speakers to the west and Welsh speakers to the east, although, perhaps in the early Industrial Revolution
Industrial Revolution
The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture, manufacturing, mining, transportation, and technology had a profound effect on the social, economic and cultural conditions of the times...
, Welsh-speakers infiltrated the western part in the area around Gelli woolen
Woolen
Woolen or woollen is a type of yarn made from carded wool. Woolen yarn is soft, light, stretchy, and full of air. It is thus a good insulator, and makes a good knitting yarn...
mill.
The civil parish had population as follows:
| Date | 1801 | 1831 | 1861 | 1891 | 1921 | 1951 | 1981 |
| Population | 371 | 657 | 647 | 547 | 458 | 402 | 336 |
The community
Community (Wales)
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of Llawhaden includes also the parish of Robeston Wathen and part of Narberth
Narberth
Narberth may refer to:*Narberth, Pembrokeshire, a town in Wales*Narberth, Pennsylvania, a town in the United States*Narberth , a traditional hundred of Pembrokeshire in Wales...
, and had a population of 634 in 2001.