Henry's Moat

Henry’s Moat
St Brynach's Church, about 1885
Henry’s Moat is located in Pembrokeshire
Henry’s Moat
Henry’s Moat
Location within Pembrokeshire
OS grid referenceSN044276
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townClarbeston Road
Postcode districtSA63
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Pembrokeshire
51°54′47″N 4°50′46″W / 51.913°N 4.846°W / 51.913; -4.846

Henry's Moat is a hamlet and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community of Puncheston. It is 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Fishguard and 9 miles (14 km) northeast of Haverfordwest. The nearest railway station is Clarbeston Road 5 miles (8 km) to the south. It was in the ancient Hundred of Cemais.

Name

The parish's Welsh name was Castell Hên-drêv (or Hendre), Anglicised by early English settlers to its present form. It derives from an ancient tumulus surrounded by a moat. It appears as Castel henrye on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire.

History

In 1833 the population of the parish was 282. It includes the hamlet of Tufton on the nearby B4329 Cardigan to Haverfordwest turnpike.

Church

The parish church is dedicated to St Brynach (English: St Bernard).

References

  1. 1 2 3 "GENUKI: Henry's Moat". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Penbrok comitat". British Library. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "GENUKI: Parish maps". Retrieved 25 April 2015.