Knowledge (XXG)

Castlemartin Hundred

Source 📝

61: 171:
The whole of the district abounds with numerous military works and fortifications, thrown up during the frequent contests which took place between the Danish pirates who infested this part of the coast, which, from its exposed and defenceless situation, was much subject to their attacks, and the
362: 21: 355: 60: 434: 245: 214: 213:, with the majority of its settlements retaining their English names. It comprised 21 parishes. Some of the area lies within the 154: 348: 115: 72: 210: 177: 194: 160: 206: 91: 388: 383: 188: 85: 264: 403: 398: 393: 209:. Since then it has been mostly English-speaking, and a part of west Wales formerly referred to as 408: 241: 150: 413: 181: 143: 428: 372: 139: 135: 119: 340: 323: 235: 301: 36: 23: 302:"A Vision of Britain through Time: History of Castlemartin in Pembrokeshire" 191:, as do several other ancient British and Danish remains along the coast. 146: 123: 344: 197:, an artillery range, occupies part of the former hundred. 172:
native Welsh, who resolutely repelled their aggressions
142:
in the 14th century from the western part of the pre-
82: 68: 53: 266:Topographical Dictionary of Wales: Castlemartin 169: 356: 8: 304:. GB Historical GIS University of Portsmouth 153:, Castlemartin Hundred was confirmed by the 363: 349: 341: 240:. Aberystwyth: National Library of Wales. 50: 259: 257: 226: 67: 187:The ruins of an ancient fort exist at 104: 100: 81: 77: 7: 287: 285: 283: 176:Lewis believed the hundred, and the 14: 215:Pembrokeshire Coast National Park 165:Topographical Dictionary of Wales 155:Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 59: 237:The Placenames of Pembrokeshire 16:Hundred in Pembrokeshire, Wales 324:"GENUKI: Castlemartin Hundred" 1: 205:The hundred's capital was at 211:Little England beyond Wales 451: 195:Castlemartin Training Area 435:Hundreds of Pembrokeshire 379: 134:Initially created by the 114:was one of seven ancient 105: 101: 97: 78: 58: 234:Charles, B. G. (1992). 201:Location and demography 178:parish of the same name 174: 371:Ancient hundreds of 33: /  422: 421: 109: 108: 442: 365: 358: 351: 342: 335: 334: 332: 330: 320: 314: 313: 311: 309: 298: 292: 289: 278: 277: 275: 273: 261: 252: 251: 231: 88: 63: 51: 48: 47: 45: 44: 43: 38: 37:51.657°N 4.882°W 34: 31: 30: 29: 26: 450: 449: 445: 444: 443: 441: 440: 439: 425: 424: 423: 418: 375: 369: 339: 338: 328: 326: 322: 321: 317: 307: 305: 300: 299: 295: 291:Ordnance Survey 290: 281: 271: 269: 263: 262: 255: 248: 233: 232: 228: 223: 203: 182:Martin of Tours 180:, derived from 132: 83: 64: 41: 39: 35: 32: 27: 24: 22: 20: 19: 17: 12: 11: 5: 448: 446: 438: 437: 427: 426: 420: 419: 417: 416: 411: 406: 401: 396: 391: 386: 380: 377: 376: 370: 368: 367: 360: 353: 345: 337: 336: 315: 293: 279: 253: 247:978-0907158585 246: 225: 224: 222: 219: 202: 199: 131: 128: 107: 106: 103: 102: 99: 98: 95: 94: 89: 80: 79: 76: 75: 70: 66: 65: 56: 55: 42:51.657; -4.882 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 447: 436: 433: 432: 430: 415: 412: 410: 407: 405: 402: 400: 397: 395: 392: 390: 387: 385: 382: 381: 378: 374: 373:Pembrokeshire 366: 361: 359: 354: 352: 347: 346: 343: 325: 319: 316: 303: 297: 294: 288: 286: 284: 280: 268: 267: 260: 258: 254: 249: 243: 239: 238: 230: 227: 220: 218: 216: 212: 208: 200: 198: 196: 192: 190: 185: 183: 179: 173: 168: 166: 162: 158: 156: 152: 148: 145: 141: 137: 136:Marcher Lords 129: 127: 125: 121: 120:Pembrokeshire 117: 113: 96: 93: 90: 87: 84: •  74: 71: 62: 57: 52: 49: 46: 384:Castlemartin 327:. Retrieved 318: 306:. Retrieved 296: 270:. Retrieved 265: 236: 229: 204: 193: 186: 175: 170: 164: 161:Samuel Lewis 159: 133: 112:Castlemartin 111: 110: 54:Castlemartin 18: 40: / 221:References 25:51°39′25″N 404:Dungleddy 399:Dewisland 394:Cilgerran 163:, in his 28:4°52′55″W 429:Category 409:Narberth 329:3 August 308:3 August 272:3 August 207:Pembroke 140:Pembroke 116:hundreds 92:Pembroke 167:notes: 147:cantref 130:History 73:hundred 389:Cemais 244:  189:Warren 151:Penfro 144:Norman 69:Status 414:Roose 124:Wales 331:2024 310:2024 274:2024 242:ISBN 157:. 149:of 138:of 118:in 431:: 282:^ 256:^ 217:. 184:. 126:. 122:, 86:HQ 364:e 357:t 350:v 333:. 312:. 276:. 250:.

Index

51°39′25″N 4°52′55″W / 51.657°N 4.882°W / 51.657; -4.882
Pembrokeshire showing Castlemartin Hundred
hundred
HQ
Pembroke
hundreds
Pembrokeshire
Wales
Marcher Lords
Pembroke
Norman
cantref
Penfro
Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542
Samuel Lewis
parish of the same name
Martin of Tours
Warren
Castlemartin Training Area
Pembroke
Little England beyond Wales
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
The Placenames of Pembrokeshire
ISBN
978-0907158585


Topographical Dictionary of Wales: Castlemartin

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.