Mathry
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 The General Stores in Mathry in 2007 |
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| Population | 572 (2011)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SM875315 |
| Principal area | Pembrokeshire |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Haverfordwest |
| Postcode district | SA62 5 |
| Dialling code | 01348 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Preseli Pembrokeshire |
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Coordinates: 51°56′29″N 5°05′35″W / 51.941314°N 5.093016°W
Mathry (Welsh: Mathri) is a community, a parish and a village in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Situated some six miles west of Fishguard, the village is perched atop a hill.
In 2006 in records office in Haverfordwest records were found, which show a Jemima Nicholas being baptised in the parish of Mathry on 2 March 1755.[2]
Nearby villages include Abercastle, Trefin, Porthgain, Llanrhian, Square and Compass, Penparc and Croesgoch.
References
- ↑ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ Invasion heroine's records find bbc.co.uk
External links
- Photos of Mathry and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk
- Historical information and sources on GENUKI
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