Hill Mountain

Hill Mountain
Hill Mountain Location within Pembrokeshire
Population	673
OS grid reference	SM970076
Community	Burton
Principal area	Pembrokeshire
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Milford Haven
Postcode district	SA73
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire
List of places UK Wales Pembrokeshire 51°44′N4°56′W / 51.73°N 4.94°W / 51.73; -4.94

Hill Mountain (or Herson/Hearson Mountain) is a village in the community and parish (Church in Wales) of Burton, south Pembrokeshire, Wales. The population in 2011 was 673. ^[1]

Description

The pump at Hill Mountain

The village is a scattered settlement of largely modern properties strung out along several minor roads in the triangle between Sardis, Llangwm and Houghton. Most of the land around the village is enclosed farmland. ^[2] The village has a cricket field and pavilion (listed as Houghton) where Burton Cricket Club play. ^[3]

History

While Hill Mountain existed as a settlement in the 19th century, there were fewer than ten properties. A pub, The Star, is marked on an early 20th century map ^[4] but no longer exists.

Hearson Camp

To the south of Hill Mountain Hearson Camp was established in 1914 for 1st Battalion, the Welsh Regiment's training. ^[5] The area was later returned to farmland. A scoping study of the site was carried out in 2014 by Dyfed Archaeological Trust to determine whether there was a case for archaeological study of this and other wartime sites in the county. The paper includes a contemporary War Office map of the village and sketch of the camp. ^[4]

Worship

Hill Mountain is in the parish (Church in Wales) of Burton. ^[6]

The chapel in the village is Wesleyan Methodist, established in 1815. ^[7]

References

1. UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – Hill Mountain Built-up area (W37000190)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics . Retrieved 16 April 2020.
2. Google: maps and Street View
3. "Burton Cricket Club" . Retrieved 28 April 2015.
4. "Dyfed Archaeological Trust" (PDF). Retrieved 28 April 2015.
5. "Great War Forum: Hearson Camp" . Retrieved 28 April 2015.
6. "GENUKI: Parish map" . Retrieved 28 April 2015.
7. "GENUKI: Burton" . Retrieved 28 April 2015.