Summerhill is a small settlement northwest of Amroth, in

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, Wales, in Amroth

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and

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History

Summerhill was originally where farmers would graze their sheep in the summer, hence the name, but now it is a village of several houses and a corner shop. It is not marked on a pre-1850 map of Amroth parish. A Primitive Methodist chapel was established in 1879; chapel records, including baptisms, Sunday school papers and minutes are held by Pembrokeshire Records Office. By the 1990s the chapel had been converted to a residential property.

Governance

Summerhill comes under the governance of Amroth Community Council.

Amenities

Amroth Parish Hall is in Summerhill. With a capacity of 120, it hosts regular classes and meetings. The present building was constructed in 2008 to replace an earlier 1951 building.

References

{{authority control Amroth, Pembrokeshire Hamlets in Wales Villages in Pembrokeshire