Martletwy is a village,

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and

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in the county of

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.

Description

Martletwy lies in south of the county, the nearest town is Narberth some 7 miles distant to its north and east. It lies mainly to the west of the A4075 road, which links Carew in the south with the

Canaston Bridge Canaston Bridge is the location in Pembrokeshire, southwest Wales where the A40 road, A40 trunk road crosses the River Cleddau#Eastern Cleddau, Eastern Cleddau. It is on the edge of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, northeast of Pembroke, P ...

junction at the

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, although part of the Cross Hands area bridges the main road. To the west and south, the area's boundary is the

Eastern Cleddau The River Cleddau ( cy, Afon Cleddau) consists of the Eastern and Western Cleddau rivers in Pembrokeshire, west Wales. They unite to form the Daugleddau estuary and the important harbour of Milford Haven. The name of the combined estuary – ...

, to the southeast the River Cresswell forms its boundary.

History

According to Lewis, the population of the parish in 1833 was 725. He described the area as good arable and pasture land, which was enclosed, and considerable supplies of coal and culm on the estate of Sir John Owen, which was shipped from a specially-constructed quay at Landshipping on the

Historic building

Blackpool Mill is a Grade II-listed disused mill dating to 1813 which is intact and contains working machinery. It was operational until the Second World War and in 2017 plans for its development as a heritage attraction were being considered.

Martletwy parish

The parish church is dedicated to St Marcellus and is in the diocese of St David's. There are Baptist, Methodist and Independent chapels.

Martletwy Community

Martletwy consists of the following villages: Martletwy,

Coedcanlas Coedcanlas is a small parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on the eastern shore of the Daugleddau estuary, north of Pembroke, in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales, United Kingdom. Together with the parishes of Martletwy, Minwear, Newton ...

Minwear Minwear is a former parish and village in the community of Martletwy, in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales, on the Eastern Cleddau river, southwest of the town of Narberth. Its history can be traced back to the 12th century. Wood from Minwear F ...

, Newton North, Landshipping and

Lawrenny Lawrenny is a village and parish in the community and electoral ward of Martletwy in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is on a peninsula of the River Cleddau estuary upriver from Milford Haven where it branches off towards the Cresswell ...

Governance

Martletwy Martletwy is a village, parish and community in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales. Description Martletwy lies in south of the county, the nearest town is Narberth some 7 miles distant to its north and east. It lies mainly to the west of the A ...

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 ...

exists, though this ward stretches beyond the confines of Martletwy community, covering the neighbouring

Llawhaden Llawhaden ( cy, Llanhuadain) is a village, parish and community in the Hundred of Dungleddy ( cy, Daugleddyf), Pembrokeshire, West Wales. The community of Llawhaden includes the parish of Robeston Wathen, part of Narberth and the hamlet of Gell ...

and

Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech is a community in Pembrokeshire, Wales, which includes the villages of Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech, and the Haverfordwest suburb of Cartlett (an area in the western part of Haverfordwest, no longer marked on m ...

. It had a total population at the 2011 Census of 1,970.

Notable places

The village is best known for being home to the Oakwood theme park.

References

External links

Contact details for Martletwy Community Council
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