Hook, Pembrokeshire
Hook | |
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Hook - Lane To Underwood | |
Location within Pembrokeshire | |
Population | 838 |
OS grid reference | SM979111 |
Principal area | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Haverfordwest |
Postcode district | SA62 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Hook is a village and community on the Western Cleddau, Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the ecclesiastical parish of Llangwm.[1]
Name
The name could be derived from the nearby hook-shaped peninsula.[citation needed]
History
Hook Woods are shown on a 1578 parish map.[2] An 1833 gazetteer described Hook Quay as a place for loading coal for shipping.[3] Although there is little or no trace of it to be found today, Hook once had a worldwide reputation as a mining village; anthracite was mined and exported across the world. Maps drawn in the 19th century show collieries.[1][4]
Demography
The population of the community was 656 in
Amenities
Hook has a school, two places of worship, a social club and a wide range of organisations ranging from short mat bowls to a History Society, and a long-established cricket club with trophy-winning men's, ladies' and junior teams.[6]
Notes
- ^ a b "GENUKI: Parish map 108". Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "Penbrok comitat". British Library.
- ^ "LLANGWM - from Lewis' Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833)". Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "GENUKI: Llangwm". Retrieved 7 June 2020.
- ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics".
- ^ "Hook village". Retrieved 7 June 2020.