Walwyn's Castle
{{Short description|Village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| country = Wales
| welsh_name = Castell Gwalchmai
| official_name = Walwyn's Castle
| static_image = Walwyn's Castle church - geograph.org.uk - 1542456.jpg
| coordinates = {{coord|51.759114|-5.083859|region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| cardiff_distance_mi = 84.1
| cardiff_distance_km = 135.3
| london_distance_mi = 213.2
| london_distance_km = 343.1
| unitary_wales = Pembrokeshire
| community_wales = Walwyn's Castle
| constituency_welsh_assembly = Preseli Pembrokeshire
| constituency_westminster = Preseli Pembrokeshire
| post_town = Haverfordwest
| postcode_district = SA62
| postcode_area = SA
| dial_code =
| os_grid_reference = SM 8727 1121
| population = 361
| map_type =
| module= 240px
Map of the community
}}
Walwyn's Castle ({{langx|cy|Castell Gwalchmai}}) is a village, parish and community in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and is {{convert|84|mi}} from Cardiff and {{convert|213|mi}} from London.[http://www.e-gymraeg.com/enwaucymru/chwilio.aspx/Castell Gwalchmai Bangor University Placenames Unit (Canolfan Bedwyr)]; accessed 9 May 2014{{cite map|title=Google Maps|publisher=Google}} In 2011 the community's population was 361.
Community
The community of Walwyn's Castle consists of the parishes of Walwyn's Castle itself and the parishes of Hasguard and Robeston West.{{cite web|title=Pembrokeshire Town and Community Councils: Walwyns Castle|url=http://www.pembstcc.co.uk/walwyns-castle-community-council|access-date=27 March 2020}}
In 2011 the population of the community of Walwyn's Castle was 355 with 15.2 per cent able to speak Welsh.[http://wales.gov.uk/statistics-and-research/census-population/?lang=en Welsh Government website; 2011 Census Returns and stats]; accessed 9 May 2014
History
In his 12th century Gesta Regum Anglorum, William of Malmesbury claimed that the grave of Gawain ({{langx|la|Walwen}}, {{langx|cy|Gwalchmai}}) was found here around the end of the 11th century and that the castle mound covers the site.Gesta Regum, William Stubbs, 1889, vol. 2, p. 89{{cite web|title=GENUKI: Walwyn's Castle|url=http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/WalwynsCastle|access-date=9 March 2016}}
A castle was built within an Iron Age Hill fort by the Normans. There is an historic rath overlooking Walwyn's Castle. A geophysical survey was carried out in 2011.
Walwyn's Castle was in the ancient hundred of Roose with its origins in the pre-Norman cantref of Rhôs. This and several other parishes fell within the mediaeval Barony of Walwyn's Castle, the caput of the Marcher Lord.{{cite web|title=Dyfed Archaeology: Hoaten to Hasguard|url=http://www.dyfedarchaeology.org.uk/HLC/milford/area/319.htm|access-date=25 March 2020}}
Parish
The parish of Walwyn's Castle includes several scattered settlements.{{cite web|title=GENUKI Parish Map 162|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/Pembroke/StMichael/ParishMap|access-date=27 March 2020}}
=Parish church=
The earliest-known reference to Walwyn's Castle Church was 1291. The church was rebuilt around 1869 to 1878. Today the Church is in good repair with services held there every Sunday.
The nearby Baptist Chapel, Aenon, Sandy Hill, built 1877, has a cemetery. Gravestones reveal names linking to families from Walwyn and the local communities. The Chapel was internally renovated in 2020 and meets for worship on Sundays, and various midweek activities.
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See also
References
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External links
- {{commons category-inline|Walwyn's Castle}}
{{Communities of Pembrokeshire}}
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