Marloes and St Brides

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Location of Marloes and St Brides community within Pembrokeshire

Marloes and St. Brides (Welsh: Marloes a Sain Ffraid) is a community in the West Wales county of Pembrokeshire. It lies on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path and in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

Composition

The main settlements in the community are the villages of Marloes and St Brides; both villages lie on the southern shore of St Brides Bay.

The islands of Gateholm, Grassholm, Middleholm, Skomer, Skokholm and The Smalls lie in the community. [1] [2]

The community population taken at the 2011 census was 305 [3] and at the 2021 census 330. [4]

Governance

There is an elected community council. [5]

Features

There are 26 listed buildings in the community, mostly Grade II, comprising two churches and two lighthouses, three lime kilns and a number of other houses and structures including surviving huts on Dale Airfield. [6] The church of St Peter, Marloes, is Grade-II* and is unusual in having a total immersion font. [7] [8]

There is a community war memorial at the church of St Peter in Marloes. [9]

Martin's Haven is the departure point for visitors to the island of Skomer. [10]

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References

  1. "Marloes and St. Brides". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
  2. Ordnance Survey mapping
  3. "Community population 2011" . Retrieved 21 April 2015.
  4. "CityPopulation: Marloes and St Brides" . Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  5. "Marloes and St Brides Community Council" . Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  6. "British Listed Buildings: Marloes and St Brides" . Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  7. "British Listed Buildings: Church of St Peter" . Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  8. Cadw. "Church of St Peter (Grade II*) (19393)". National Historic Assets of Wales . Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  9. "War Memorials online:Marloes and St Brides" . Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  10. "Visit Wales: Martin's Haven" . Retrieved 3 August 2024.