Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech is a

community A community is a social unit (a group of people) with a shared socially-significant characteristic, such as place, set of norms, culture, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given g ...

Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire ( ; ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and otherwise by the sea. Haverfordwest is the largest town and ...

, Wales, which includes the villages of Uzmaston, Boulston and

Slebech Slebech () was a community (prior to 1974, a civil parish) in Pembrokeshire, Wales, which is now part of the combined community of Uzmaston and Boulston and Slebech, a sparsely populated community on the northern shore of the Eastern River Cled ...

, and the

Haverfordwest Haverfordwest ( , ; ) is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire with a population of 14,596 in 2011. It is also a Community (Wales), community consisting of 12,042 people, making it the secon ...

suburb of Cartlett (an area in the western part of Haverfordwest, no longer marked on modern maps).

Formation

The community was formed in 2012 by the amalgamation of the community of Uzmaston and Boulston and the community of Slebech. It is divided into two electoral wards: Uzmaston & Boulston Ward and Slebech Ward.

Operation

There are six councillors for Uzmaston and Boulston Ward and two for Slebech Ward. Community Council meetings, which are open to the public, are held at either Uzmaston Village Hall or The Rhos Village Hall.

Population

The population at formation according to the 2011 census was 712.

Listed buildings

There are 31

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s in the community, including one Grade I (

Picton Castle Picton Castle () is a medieval castle near Haverfordwest in the community of Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Originally built at the end of the 13th century by a Flemish knight, it later came into the hands of Sir John W ...

) and three Grade II*.

History

The three principal villages of which the community is made up are all medieval or older. They appear as separate parishes (''Osmaston'', ''Boulston'' and ''Sleback'') on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire. While Haverfordwest (''Herfordwest'') is on the map, the suburb of Cartlett is not marked.

References

External links

Community Council website
{{Communities of Pembrokeshire Communities in Pembrokeshire