Rhoscrowther
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Rhoscrowther is a village
and former civil parish
in Pembrokeshire
, Wales
, 5.6 miles (9 km) west of Pembroke
, near the south shore of Milford Haven
. It is part of the community
of Hundleton.
The placename is Welsh
and perhaps means "crwth
-player's moor". The church is on a very early Christian site. It was the "bishop-house" of the cantref of Penfro
, and was originally called Llandegman. It is dedicated to the early Saint Decuman.
Much of the parish, and almost all the medieval village except the church, was cleared with the establishment of the BP
oil terminal in 1961 immediately south of the village, and the Texaco refinery
in 1964 immediately to the north. A major explosion occurred at the refinery on 2 June 2011, killing four people.
Census
populations of the parish: 219 (1801): 201 (1851): 113 (1901): 131 (1951): 176 (1981)
The parish is part of Little England beyond Wales
and has been essentially English-speaking for 900 years.
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 former civil 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
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, 5.6 miles (9 km) west of Pembroke
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire
Pembroke is an historic settlement and former county town of Pembrokeshire in west Wales. The town and the county derive their name from that of the cantref of Penfro: Pen = "head" or "end", and bro = "region", "country", "land", and so it means essentially "Land's End".-History:The main point of...
, near the south shore of Milford Haven
Milford Haven (harbour)
Milford Haven Waterway is a natural harbour in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. The Haven is a ria or drowned valley flooded at the end of the last Ice Age. formed by the Pembroke River and the Daugleddau estuary, and winds west to the sea...
. It is part of 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 Hundleton.
The placename is 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...
and perhaps means "crwth
Crwth
The crwth is an archaic stringed musical instrument, associated particularly with Welsh music, once widely-played in Europe.-Origin of the name:...
-player's moor". The church is on a very early Christian site. It was the "bishop-house" of the cantref of Penfro
Penfro (cantref)
thumb|250 px|right|Location of the cantref of Penfro within ancient DyfedPenfro was one of the seven cantrefi of Dyfed. It subsequently became part of Deheubarth in around 950. It consisted of the long peninsular part of Dyfed south of the Eastern Cleddau and the Daugleddau estuary, and bordered...
, and was originally called Llandegman. It is dedicated to the early Saint Decuman.
Much of the parish, and almost all the medieval village except the church, was cleared with the establishment of the BP
BP
BP p.l.c. is a global oil and gas company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the third-largest energy company and fourth-largest company in the world measured by revenues and one of the six oil and gas "supermajors"...
oil terminal in 1961 immediately south of the village, and the Texaco refinery
Pembroke Refinery
The Pembroke Refinery is an oil refinery situated on the Pembrokeshire coast in Wales at Rhoscrowther in the community of Hundleton. It first came on stream in 1964. The refinery has a fluid catalytic cracking unit that came on stream in 1982. The refinery also has an HF Alkylation unit,...
in 1964 immediately to the north. A major explosion occurred at the refinery on 2 June 2011, killing four people.
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 of the parish: 219 (1801): 201 (1851): 113 (1901): 131 (1951): 176 (1981)
The parish is part of Little England beyond Wales
Little England beyond Wales
Little England beyond Wales is a name applied to an area of southern Pembrokeshire and southwestern Carmarthenshire in Wales, which has been English in language and culture for many centuries despite its remoteness from the English border...
and has been essentially English-speaking for 900 years.