Begelly

Coordinates: 51°44′00″N 4°43′36″W / 51.7333°N 4.7266°W / 51.7333; -4.7266
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Begelly
Parish church of St Mary
Begelly is located in Pembrokeshire
Begelly
Begelly
Location within Pembrokeshire
Population761 
OS grid referenceSN118073
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
List of places
UK
Wales
Pembrokeshire
51°44′00″N 4°43′36″W / 51.7333°N 4.7266°W / 51.7333; -4.7266

Begelly (

St. Issells, constitutes the community and ward of Kilgetty/Begelly. Begelly had a population of 761 in 2011.[3]

Name

The

Welsh, meaning "Bugail's territory".[4]

History

Part of Little England beyond Wales, it has been essentially English-speaking for 900 years. The parish, recorded on a 1578 map as Begely,[5] had an area of 2,520 acres (1,020 ha) (3.94 square miles). Its census populations were: 354 (1801): 779 (1851): 445 (1901): 346 (1951): 500 (1981).

The percentage of Welsh speakers was 3.5 (1891): 5.0 (1931): 4.5 (1971).

References

  1. ^ "Ordnance Survey". Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. ^ "GENUKI: Parish map 128". Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  3. Office for National Statistics
    . Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. ISBN 0-907158-58-7
    , p 472
  5. ^ "Penbrok comitat". British Library.

External links

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