Henry's Moat
| Henry’s Moat | |
| Welsh: Castell Hendre | |
 St Brynach's Church, about 1885 |
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  Henry’s Moat |
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| OS grid reference | SN044276 |
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| Community | New Moat |
| Principal area | Pembrokeshire |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | SA63 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Preseli Pembrokeshire |
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Coordinates: 51°54′47″N 4°50′46″W / 51.913°N 4.846°W
Henry’s Moat is a hamlet and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community of New Moat. 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.[1]
History
In 1833 the population of the parish was 282.[1] It includes the hamlet of Tufton on the nearby B4329 Cardigan to Haverfordwest turnpike.[2]
Church
The parish church is dedicated to St Brynach (English: St Bernard).[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "GENUKI: Henry’s Moat". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
- ↑ "GENUKI: Parish maps". Retrieved 25 April 2015.
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