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Penally ( cy, Penalun) coastal village,
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and
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southwest of
Tenby Tenby ( cy, Dinbych-y-pysgod, lit=fortlet of the fish) is both a walled seaside town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on the western side of Carmarthen Bay, and a local government community. Notable features include of sandy beaches and the Pembroke ...
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. The village is known for its Celtic Cross,
Penally Abbey Penally Abbey is an old rectory, now the Penally Abbey Country House Hotel and Restaurant overlooking Carmarthen Bay in the village of Penally, about 1.5 miles from Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was once owned by the Jameson Irish Whiskey, Jam ...
(a
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style country house), the neighbouring St. Deiniol's Well, WWI Practice trenches, and Penally Training Camp (World War I and World War II). In the community, though nearer to
St Florence St Florence (Welsh: ''Sain Fflwrens'') is both a village, a parish and a community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. St Florence sits on the River Ritec that flows eastwards to its estuary in Tenby. The Church of St Florence is a grade II* listed buildi ...
than Penally, is
Carswell Medieval House Carswell Medieval House is a Grade II*-listed historic stone ruin of a medieval tenant farm in the village of Penally, near St Florence in Tenby. Visit Wales describe it as "one of the only buildings of its type still standing in this part of Wa ...
, a Grade II*
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.


History

Archaeological investigations of nearby Hoyles Mouth Cave shows evidence of
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and
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use. Artifacts found there can be seen at Tenby Museum. ''Trefloyne'' (formerly ''Trellwyn'') is an ancient manor, the seat of the Bowen family, and marked as a separate parish on a 1578 map, but little evidence of the original manor house remains; it was still standing at the beginning of the 19th century, but in ruins by the 1880s. The Black Rock Quarry, between Penally and Tenby, provided heavy industry in the area during the nineteenth century, particularly after the Pembroke to Tenby railway arrived in 1863. Twelve large limekilns were built on a branch line 1865. Retrieved 28 April 2019. They are the largest surviving
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s in Pembrokeshire. After
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heavy industry made way for tourism, with the Kiln Park camping and caravan resort being developed near the old quarry site.


Governance

An
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with the same name exists. This ward stretches towards Saundersfoot whilst avoiding
Tenby Tenby ( cy, Dinbych-y-pysgod, lit=fortlet of the fish) is both a walled seaside town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on the western side of Carmarthen Bay, and a local government community. Notable features include of sandy beaches and the Pembroke ...
. The total population of this ward at the 2011 census was 1,710.


Amenities

The local
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is dedicated to
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& St Teilo. It was originally called St Nicholas' but was changed at the end of the 19th century; it is suggested that Penally was the birthplace of St Teilo, a Christian leader in the 6th century. The church houses the Penally Celtic cross which was originally located in the graveyard but has since been restored and moved into the church. The village has two
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, ''The Cross Inn'' and ''The Paddock'', a small shop and bus service 349. Views overlook Tenby, Caldey Island, Giltar Point, and Tenby Golf Course, which runs alongside Tenby South Beach to the south of the village. Waymarked public footpaths allow people to walk through the links to the beach and to Tenby. Another golf course lies inland, to the west of the village, at Trefloyne.


Railway

Penally railway station , symbol_location = gb , symbol = rail , image = Penally Station (geograph 5529336).jpg , borough = Penally, Pembrokeshire , country = Wales , coordinates = , grid_name ...
on the
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branch of the West Wales Line is operated by Transport for Wales Rail, who also manage the station. Trains stop here on request every two hours in each direction, westwards to and eastwards to , , and .


Military installations

The Penally Training Camp is a military facility at the western edge of Penally. The camp was opened in 1860 to provide musketry training after the
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and was extensively used in
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and
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. This is a Defence Training Establishment used by regular, reserve and cadet forces. Penally Gallery Range is a small
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firing range adjacent to Giltar Point. The range, which was built in the middle of the 19th century, was used to train soldiers during World War I and World War II. When the firing range is being used, red flags are flown and there are sentries stationed at the two huts along the coastal perimeter line. If firing is taken from beyond the 100 meter firing points (which run adjacent to the pathway which runs from railway station towards the beach) then an additional sentry post at Penally station level crossing is manned. Part of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path is diverted along the A4139 road when the firing range is in use. The firing range has its own byelaws, which are displayed on signs around the firing range perimeter. The remains of the World War I practice trenches may be found towards the east of Giltar Point along the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. In 2020 and 2021, the UK Home Office used the Penally Training Camp to house
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. The conditions in the camp were described as inadequate with some of the asylum seekers protesting that their human rights were being ignored and comparing the camp to a prison. The
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issued a statement: "The camp does not meet the basic human needs of people seeking a new life in the UK" and called for its use to end as quickly as possible. The use of the camp to house asylum seekers ended in March 2021.


Wildlife

In March 2014 several birdwatchers came to see a
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, a bird species last seen in the UK in 2009. The inexperienced migrant came to Wales instead of Spain.


References


External links


Photographs of Penally and surrounding area on Geograph

Historical information and sources on GENUKI
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