Brawdy

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Brawdy (Welsh: Breudeth) is a village and parish in Pembrokeshire, West Wales.

[edit] Location

Brawdy is situated at the north-east corner of St Brides Bay. The southern half of the parish is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The parish has 4 km of coastline accessible throughout by the Pembrokeshire Coast Path.

The parish includes the villages of Penycwm 51°52′3″N, 5°7′31″W and Newgale (Welsh: Niwgwl) 51°51′29″N, 5°7′35″W, and the hamlets of Eweston (Welsh: Treŵen) 51°52′20″N, 5°5′33″W, Tancredston (Welsh: Trebwrnallt) 51°53′38″N, 5°4′47″W and Trefgarn Owen 51°53′14″N, 5°5′55″W.

During the second half of the 20th century, it was home to a large RAF base.

Together with the parishes of Llandeloy and Llanreithan, it constitutes the community of Brawdy, which had a population of 611 in 2001. With the community of Solva, it makes up the Pembrokeshire ward of Solva.

The Welsh language name appears to be an archaic form of "Bridget" and the parish may originally have been Llanfreudeth. The English name is a corruption of the Welsh[1].

The Pembrokeshire language frontier corresponds roughly with the southern boundary of the parish, and it has always been predominantly Welsh-speaking (excluding military personnel from the Royal Signals Regiment who are based in the former RN and RAF base)

The parish had an area of 2240 Hectares. Its census populations were: 572 (1801): 753 (1851): 467 (1901): 425 (1951): 798 (1981, of which around 400 were military)

The percentage of Welsh speakers was 88% (1891): 72% (1931): 36% (1971)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Charles, B. G., The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, p 198

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Communities of Pembrokeshire

Ambleston • Amroth • Angle • Boncath • Brawdy • Burton • Camrose • Carew • Castlemartin • Cilgerran • Clydau • Clynderwen • Cosheston • Crymych • Cwm Gwaun • Dale • Dinas Cross • East Williamston • Eglwyswrw • Fishguard & Goodwick • Freystrop • Haverfordwest • Hayscastle • Herbrandston • Hook • Hundleton • Jeffreyston • Johnston • Kilgetty/Begelly • Lampeter Velfrey • Lamphey • Letterston • Llanddewi Velfrey • Llandissilio West • Llangwm • Llanrhian • Llanstadwell • Llawhaden • Maenclochog • Manorbier • Manordeifi • Marloes and St. Brides • Martletwy • Mathry • Merlin's Bridge • Milford Haven • Mynachlog-ddu • Narberth • Nevern • New Moat • Newport • Neyland • Nolton and Roch • Pembroke • Pembroke Dock • Penally • Pencaer • Puncheston • Rosemarket • Rudbaxton • Saundersfoot • Scleddau • Slebech • Solva • Spittal • St David's and the Cathedral Close • St. Dogmaels • St. Florence • St. Ishmael's • St. Mary Out Liberty • Stackpole • Templeton • Tenby • The Havens • Tiers Cross • Trecwn • Uzmaston and Boulston • Walwyn's Castle • Wiston • Wolfscastle •

Coordinates: 51°52′25″N, 5°6′47″W