East Williamston Explained

Country:Wales
Coordinates:51.71°N -4.75°W
Official Name:East Williamston
Population:1844
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Unitary Wales:Pembrokeshire
Constituency Westminster:Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Post Town:KILGETTY
Postcode District:SA68
Postcode Area:SA
Post Town1:SAUNDERSFOOT
Postcode District1:SA69
Postcode Area1:SA
Post Town2:TENBY
Postcode District2:SA70
Postcode Area2:SA
Os Grid Reference:SN097050

East Williamston (Welsh: Tregwilym Ddwyrain) is a village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The community includes the villages of Pentlepoir, Cold Inn and Broadmoor, Wooden and Moreton. The community had a population of 1,787 in 2001, increasing to 1,844 at the 2011 Census.

Governance

With the community of Jeffreyston, it makes up the Pembrokeshire electoral ward of East Williamston, which had a population of 2,327 in 2001, with 11 per cent Welsh speakers. The ward population had increased to 2,418 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Worship

It was originally a chapelry of the parish of Begelly.[3]

Demography

Its census populations were: 341 (1801), 551 (1851), 397 (1901), 387 (1951), 473 (1981).

The percentage of Welsh speakers was 5% cent (1891), 12% (1931), 3% (1971), 11% (2011).

Education

The nearest schools are S t Oswalds VC School, Sageston CP School, Ysgol Greenhill School, Ysgol Glan y Môr, Ysgol y Preseli and Ysgol Gyfun Gymraeg Bro Myrddin.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Community population 2011. 18 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150418165226/https://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11123022&c=SA68+0RL&d=16&e=62&g=6491619&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1429363530374&enc=1. 2015-04-18. dead.
  2. Web site: Ward population 2011. 18 April 2015.
  3. Web site: GENUKI: Williamston. 2 May 2019.