Hill Mountain (or Herson/Hearson Mountain) is a village in the

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(Church in Wales) of Burton, south

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. The population in 2011 was 673.

Description

The village is a scattered settlement of largely modern properties strung out along several minor roads in the triangle between

Sardis Sardis () or Sardes (; Lydian: 𐤳𐤱𐤠𐤭𐤣 ''Sfard''; el, Σάρδεις ''Sardeis''; peo, Sparda; hbo, ספרד ''Sfarad'') was an ancient city at the location of modern ''Sart'' (Sartmahmut before 19 October 2005), near Salihli, ...

, Llangwm and

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. Most of the land around the village is enclosed farmland. The village has a cricket field and pavilion (listed as Houghton) where Burton Cricket Club play.

History

While Hill Mountain existed as a settlement in the 19th century, there were fewer than ten properties. A pub, ''The Star'', is marked on an early 20th century map but no longer exists.

Hearson Camp

To the south of Hill Mountain Hearson Camp was established in 1914 for 1st Battalion, the Welsh Regiment's training. The area was later returned to farmland. A scoping study of the site was carried out in 2014 by Dyfed Archaeological Trust to determine whether there was a case for archaeological study of this and other wartime sites in the county. The paper includes a contemporary War Office map of the village and sketch of the camp.

Worship

Hill Mountain is in the parish (Church in Wales) of Burton. The chapel in the village is Wesleyan Methodist, established in 1815.

References

External links

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