Kilgetty/Begelly is 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, ...

in southeast Pembrokeshire, Wales. It includes the settlements of

Begelly Begelly ( cy, Begeli) is a village and parish in south Pembrokeshire, Wales, north of Tenby on the A478 road. The parish includes the hamlets of Thomas Chapel and Broom and has a web of small settlements associated with the 19th century anthra ...

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, Kilgetty, Reynalton, Shipping and Thomas Chapel. The community touches Amroth,

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and Templeton. It has a community council and community association.

Landmarks

There are 18

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structures in Kilgetty/Begelly, all Grade II apart from the parish church of St Mary in Begelly, which is Grade II*.

Population

In 2011 the community and ward had a population of 2262.

Governance

The community has a community council, whose meetings are open to the public, and whose responsibilities include provision of local services and such public amenities as play areas, fencing, public waste bins and paths. They may also be involved in deciding planning applications. Minutes of meetings are published on their website, which also states that: "All Councillors are Independent and are not affiliated to any political Party". The community is also coterminous with an electoral ward to

Pembrokeshire County Council Pembrokeshire County Council ( cy, Cyngor Sir Penfro) is the governing body for Pembrokeshire, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. Political control The first election to the council was held in 1995, initially operating as a shadow authori ...

, called 'Kilgetty and Begelly', electing one county councillor. At the Pembrokeshire County Council election in May 2022, the ward elected

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councillor, Alistair Cameron.

Community Association

The community has a Community Association, one of whose voluntary responsibilities is to maintain community gardens; the Association meets every two months. For community-wide events, Kilgetty Community Centre has two meeting rooms and a fully-equipped kitchen.

References

External links

Community council
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