St Davids and the Cathedral Close 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 western Pembrokeshire, Wales. It comprises the city of St Davids and its surrounding rural area.Ordnance Survey It was established in 1987.

Geography

The community occupies the northwestern tip of Pembrokeshire (including the westernmost point of Wales), in the

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, and includes a number of small settlements as well as the city of St Davids. The

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runs through it, as do a number of minor roads. Much of the community is elevated agricultural land and rocky coastline.

Ramsey Island Ramsey Island (Welsh: ''Ynys Dewi'') is an island about off St David's Head in Pembrokeshire on the northern side of St Brides Bay, in southwest Wales, in the community of St Davids and the Cathedral Close. It is in area. Ramsey means (in Old ...

is part of the community.

Population

At the 2001 census, the population of the community was 1,797. In 2011, this had risen to 1,841. About 85 per cent of the population lives in the city of St Davids (pop. about 1,600).Visit Pembrokeshire
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Governance

The community was established in 1974 as the community of St Davids; under The Preseli (Communities) Order 1987 it was given its present name. St Davids City Council is the community council body, and has twelve

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s. The Council employs a City Clerk and a Financial Officer. The council is responsible for a wide range of public services and facilities, including providing links 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 ...

and

Authority. Following a public consultation, in March 2004 the community, in conjunction with the Pembrokeshire Local Action Network for Enterprise and Development (PLANED), published an action plan, covering: * Community and Youth * Heritage and Culture * Sport, Leisure and Recreation * Environment and Enhancement * Tourism, Economy and Employment * Housing * Transport and Highways The aim was "to encourage both local residents, potential partners and funders to realise the benefits that the proposals can bring to the community and assist in achieving them". Similar community appraisals had taken place in 1988, 1995 and 2003.

Listed buildings

There are 211

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s in the community, many of which are in the city of St Davids itself, but they also include some structures in the surrounding rural area, such as the present and past lifeboat stations and the ruined chapel at

St Justinian St Justinian (or St Justinian's or St Justinians; Welsh language, Welsh: ''Porth Stinan'') is a coastal location of indeterminate area in the extreme northwest of Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community (Wales), community of St Davids and the Cat ...

Worship

Along with St Davids Cathedral, there are numerous places of worship in the community, many scattered in the rural area surrounding the city. They include

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Welsh Baptist The Baptist Union of Wales (Undeb Bedyddwyr Cymru) is a fellowship of Baptist churches in Wales. History The General Baptist minister Hugh Evans was one of the first Baptists to preach in Wales around 1646, in the parishes of Llan-hir, Cefnllys, ...

Congregational Congregational churches (also Congregationalist churches or Congregationalism) are Protestant churches in the Calvinist tradition practising congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation independently and autonomously runs its ...

, Calvinistic Methodist and

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; some are no longer active. Many of their records have been preserved by Dyfed Family History Society.

References

External links

Official websiteNon-profit-making community forum
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