Meline, Pembrokeshire
Meline | |
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Church of St Dogfael | |
Location within Pembrokeshire | |
OS grid reference | SN118388 |
Principal area | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Crymych |
Postcode district | SA41 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Meline (also recorded as Meliney and Melinau) is a
History
While there is no settlement called Meline, the name may refer to a mill on one of the rivers that run through the north of the parish, including the
Parish
The parish, with an area of 4,523 acres (1,830 ha), includes the hamlet of
The former parish church, in the northern tip of the parish,
In 2017, the church was vested in the care of Friends of Friendless Churches, a charity that rescues redundant churches across England and Wales.[10]
A carved pew back from the earlier church is preserved at Penbenglog nearby, bearing the inscription (in Latin) "The pew of Matilda, wife of George Perrott, of Penybenglog, gentleman, 1626".[11] Penbenglog is a Grade-II listed house dating from the early 17th century, with earlier origins, and one of the oldest continuously-occupied sites in north Pembrokeshire.[12][13]
Notable people
Benjamin Evans (minister) (1740-1821) was born in the parish.[14]
References
- ^ a b c "GENUKI: Meline parish map". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "Penbrok comitat". British Library.
- ^ "GENUKI: Meline". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command. Vol. 43. HMSO. 1835. p. 1314.
- ^ A Vision of Britain through Time: History of Meline in Pembrokeshire. GB Historical GIS, University of Portsmouth. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "Meline and Whitechurch School Inspection". The County Echo. 15 September 1904. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- ^ "GENUKI: St Dogfael, Meline, Church in Wales". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings: Church of St Dogfael". Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Friends of Friendless Churches: Meline". Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ^ An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments of Wales and Monmouthshire: VII - County of Pembroke. 1925. p. 226. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings: Penbenglog". Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Evans, Benjamin". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2016.