East Williamston

East Williamston
East Williamston is located in Pembrokeshire
East Williamston
East Williamston
Location within Pembrokeshire
Population1,844 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSN097050
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKILGETTY
Postcode districtSA68
Post townSAUNDERSFOOT
Postcode districtSA69
Post townTENBY
Postcode districtSA70
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Pembrokeshire
51°43′N 4°45′W / 51.71°N 4.75°W / 51.71; -4.75

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.

References

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Archived from the original on 18 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 18 April 2015.
  3. ^ "GENUKI: Williamston". Retrieved 2 May 2019.