Little Newcastle

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Little Newcastle
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Little Newcastle
Location within Pembrokeshire
OS grid reference SM980290
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Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Haverfordwest
Postcode district SA62
Dialling code 01348
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51°55′23″N4°56′20″W / 51.923°N 4.939°W / 51.923; -4.939
Village street in Little Newcastle Village street at Little Newcastle - geograph.org.uk - 392748.jpg
Village street in Little Newcastle

Little Newcastle (Welsh : Casnewydd-bach) is a village, parish [1] and former civil parish [2] in the community of Puncheston in Pembrokeshire, Wales. A map of 1578 shows the parish as Newcastle. [3]

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Bartholomew Roberts

The village has attracted attention as the birthplace of the pirate Bartholomew Roberts (Barti Ddu), who was born in the village in 1682. [4] Roberts is the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy, and is noted for creating a Pirate Code, and adopting an early variant of the Skull and Crossbones flag.

There is a monument to him in the village. [5]

Bart Roberts' memorial stone in the village giving him under his nickname "Barti Ddu" ("Black Bart") Bart Roberts.jpg
Bart Roberts' memorial stone in the village giving him under his nickname "Barti Ddu" ("Black Bart")

St Peter's Church

St. Peter's Church in Little Newcastle St Peter's Church, Little Newcastle - geograph.org.uk - 1956614.jpg
St. Peter's Church in Little Newcastle

St Peter's Church has medieval origins, but was heavily restored in 1870. It is now notable for its collection of modern stained glass windows, commissioned from 1990 onwards. [6] The church is now part of the United Benefice of West Cemaes. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "GENUKI: Parish map 38" . Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ↑ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Little Newcastle CP/AP . Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. ↑ "Penbrok comitat". British Library. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  4. ↑ Laughton, John Knox (1896). "Roberts, Bartholomew"  . Dictionary of National Biography . Vol. 48. p. 375.
  5. ↑ "Black Bart memorial on the green, Little Newcastle". geograph.org. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  6. ↑ "=St Peter's Church, Little Newcastle (421245)". Coflein. RCAHMW . Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  7. ↑ "United Benefice of West Cemaes". The Church in Wales . Retrieved 9 June 2020.

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