Crunwere ( cy, Cronwern - also written Crunwear and Cronwere) is a

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and

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Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire ( ; cy, Sir Benfro ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and the rest by sea. The count ...

, Wales. It is situated 3 km north of the

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coast, 8 km north-east of

Saundersfoot Saundersfoot ( cy, Llanusyllt; Old Welsh: ''Llanussyllt'') is a large village and community (and former electoral ward) in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is near Tenby, both being holiday destinations. Saundersfoot lies in the Pembrokeshire Coast Nat ...

. The parish includes the village of Llanteg and sub-hamlet of Llanteglos . Together with the village of Amroth, it constitutes the

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of Amroth.

Name

The

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means "round alder swamp": the English form is a corruption of the Welsh. Part of

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, although close to the Pembrokeshire language frontier, it has been predominantly English-speaking for centuries.

History

1849 Description of Parish -

Parish

The parish had an area of 689 Ha. Its

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populations were: 191 (1801): 289 (1851): 188 (1901): 160 (1951): 164 (1981). The percentage of Welsh speakers was 16 (1891): 12 (1931): 15 (1971) Crunwere Church (St Elidyr) is now declared redundant and the last service (open-air) held on 2 August 2009.

Governance

Crunwere is included in the Amroth electoral ward for elections to

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. Crunwere is also a community electoral ward (the other being 'Amroth') which elects or co-opts up to three community councillors to Amroth Community Council.

References

External links

Crunwere on GenukiLlanteg History Society
{{authority control Amroth, Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire electoral wards Villages in Pembrokeshire