Scleddau is a village and a

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in the county of

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 ...

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, and is south of

Fishguard Fishguard (, meaning "Mouth of the River Gwaun") is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with a population of 3,400 (rounded to the nearest 100) as of the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census. Modern Fishguard consists of two parts, Lowe ...

on the main

A40 road The A40 is a trunk road which runs between London and Goodwick (Fishguard), Wales, and officially called The London to Fishguard Trunk Road (A40) in all legal documents and Acts. Much of its length within England has been superseded by motorw ...

. 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 Welsh.

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

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of three ancient parishes: Llanstinan, Manorowen 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 () 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 men dressed as women, took ...

. 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 Strumble Head with a total population of 1,487.

References

External links

Scleddau Community Council
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