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Hundleton is a village and a
community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...
in
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, in the
parish A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
of Monkton. The community covers the adjacent settlements of West Orielton, Brownslate, Corston and Pwllcrochan.


Amenities

Hundleton village contains a chapel, a restaurant, a public house and several bed and breakfast houses. Amenities include a park, playing area and football and cricket area and a mother and toddler group.


Governance

An
electoral ward A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. In some countries, wards are usually named after neighbourhoods, thoroughfares, parishes, landmarks, geographical features and in some cases historical figures connected to t ...
in the same name also exists. This ward covers the whole peninsula with a total population taken at the 2011 census of 1,877.


Orielton

Orielton is a historic country house dating from the 18th century. From 1963 until 2022 it was used as a field studies centre by the
Field Studies Council Field Studies Council is an educational charity based in the UK, which offers opportunities for people to learn about and engage with the outdoors. History It was established as the Council for the Promotion of Field Studies in 1943 with the ...
. The house and the nearby Orielton Banqueting Tower are grade II* listed buildings.


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