Scleddau is a village and a

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in the county of

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, and is south of

Fishguard Fishguard ( cy, Abergwaun, meaning "Mouth of the River Gwaun") is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with a population of 3,419 in 2011; the community of Fishguard and Goodwick had a population of 5,407. Modern Fishguard consists of two p ...

on the main

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. The Western Cleddau river which lends its name to the village flows under the main road. There are several springs in the village. In 2011 the population of Scleddau was 1,013 with 34.2 per cent able to speak

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History

Castell Hendre-Wen and the round barrow on Jordanston Hill are both prehistoric scheduled monuments dating back to the early

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. east of Scleddau, and within the community, is the Grade II*

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Llanstinan parish church, dedicated to St Justinian. Scleddau sits at the

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of three ancient parishes: Llanstinan,

Manorowen Manorowen is a small settlement and parish on the A487 southwest of Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, West Wales, in the Community of Scleddau; the parish includes the village of Scleddauthe eastern part of which is in the neighbouring parish of Llan ...

and Fishguard, and was historically within Manorowen parish. In the 1840s, the village became involved in the disputes known as the

Rebecca riots The Rebecca Riots (Welsh: ''Terfysgoedd Beca'') took place between 1839 and 1843 in West and Mid Wales. They were a series of protests undertaken by local farmers and agricultural workers in response to levels of taxation. The rioters, often me ...

. On 27 June 1843 the tollgate at Scleddau on the turnpike between Haverfordwest and Fishguard was attacked and destroyed by a large number of people.

Listed buildings

Sion Chapel was built in 1859 and is a Grade II listed building, one of 24 listed buildings in the community.

Governance

In 2011, Trecwn community was amalgamated with (absorbed into) Scleddau community. An

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in the same name exists. This ward stretches to the coast at

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with a total population of 1,487.

References

External links

Scleddau Community Council
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