Whitchurch, Pembrokeshire
| Whitchurch | |
| Welsh: Tregroes | |
  Whitchurch |
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| OS grid reference | SM799255 |
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| Community | Solva |
| Principal area | Pembrokeshire |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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Coordinates: 51°53′N 5°12′W / 51.88°N 5.2°W
Whitchurch (Welsh: Tregroes, lit. "Town of the Cross") is a small village and civil parish (Plwy'r Groes, lit. "Parish of the Cross") in north-western Pembrokeshire, West Wales.
Description
Whitchurch, located 2 km (1.2 mi) from the coast and 5 km (3.1 mi) east of St David's, includes the parish church (also dedicated to Saint David[1]) but only a few houses. The main settlement in the parish is Solva, whose own church is dedicated to St Aidan.[1] The parish of Whitchurch, together with St Elvis, make up the community of Solva.
History
By the churchyard gate is a standing stone called Maen Dewi, believed to be the lower part of a large Celtic cross.
The farm of Caerforiog, Whitchurch, is claimed as the birthplace of Adam Houghton, a 14th-century Lord Chancellor of England. In 1856, a small building survived at Caerforiog with an ogee-headed doorway, possibly dating from the 14th century.[2]
References
- 1 2 GENUKI. "Whitchurch (Tre-groes)".
- ↑ W. B. Jones & E. A. Freeman, The history and antiquities of Saint David's (1856), p. 232