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"LETTERSON, LETTARDSTON, or LETTERSTON, a parish in the hundred of DEWISLAND, county of PEMBROKE, SOUTH WALES,10 Miles (N.) from Haverfordwest, containing 493 inhabitants. This place derived its name from the ancient family of the Lettards, to whom the parish anciently belonged, and who gave the advowson of the living, together with the chapel of Llanvair, to the preceptory of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, which had been founded at Slebech, in this county. The parish is pleasantly situated in the north-western part of the county, and is intersected by the turnpike road from Haverfordwest to Fishguard. The surrounding scenery is pleasing, and in certain places somewhat picturesque: the distant views embrace an extensive tract of finely diversified and richly cultivated country. In the vicinity are some handsome seats and pleasing villas :and within the parish is Heathfield Lodge, the property of John Hill Harris, Esq., of Priskilly Forest, and now the residence of that gentleman's brother-in-law, William. Jones, Esq. The living is a discharged rectory, with the perpetual curacy of Llanvair-Nant-y-Gove annexed, in the archdeaconry and diocese of St. David's, rated in the king's books at £12. 11. 0 1/2., and in the patronage of the King, as Prince of Wales. The church, dedicated to St. Giles is not remarkable for any striking architectural features. The rectory house has been recently rebuilt, under the provisions of Gilbert's act of parliament, by the present incumbent, and is a handsome edifice. In this parish, on a common near the road, are several tumuli, supposed to be sepulchral. The average annual expenditure for the maintenance of the poor amounts to £65.12." [From A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1833).]
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Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- William Evans (Cas-Mael and Treletert) 1913-1945 "William Evans was a grocer and general merchant in Puncheston and Letterston (Cas-Mael and Treletert), Pembrokeshire, in the early 20th century."
The 1851 census for this parish has been indexed by Dyfed Family History Society.
Census Returns for this parish have the following LDS Call Numbers:
- 1841 Census - 0464342
- 1851 Census - 0104238
- 1861 Census - 0543245
- 1871 Census - 0850858
- 1881 Census - 1342306
- 1891 Census - 6099650
| Horeb Chapel, Letterston (Welsh Independent) |
| Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Letterston |
Some church and chapel data from The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales. Ed. by I.G Jones, & D. Williams. UWP, Cardiff, 1976. The names are those of the informants
Parish entry for Letterston with Llanfair Nantygof from The Welsh Church Year Book, 1929 (Cd by Archive CD Books).
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Various church/chapel photographs on the People's Collection Wales site
- Saron Welsh Baptist Chapel, Letterston
- Horeb Welsh Independent Chapel, Letterston
- Mamre Chapel, Trecwn
- St Giles church
The earliest registers reputedly destroyed at the time of the French invasion 1797 [1831 survey]. Diocesan records suggest that c1790 the registers went back only 36 years.
Parish registers: Christenings (1801-1975), Marriages (1801-1992) Banns (1801-1941), Burials (1801-1976) at Pem.RO
Copy ts PR [extracts] C (1813-70) at NLW
Bishops' Transcripts, covering the period (1773, 1799, 1802-65, 1886-9, 1891) are at the National Library of Wales, and have been microfilmed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Call Number: 0105149.
See Bap/Mar/Bur data on FreeReg
Nonconformist Chapels:
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Various landscape photographs of area and surrounds on the People's Collection Wales site
Letterston Today. The County Echo site which also features the following articles ;
- The History of the St Davids Lifeboats 26 Jun 00
- The History of the Fishguard Lifeboats 26 Jun 00
- Places of Worship 1909 26 Jun 00
- Sea-Trading in Pembrokeshire 26 Jun 00
- From: Obituary of Levi Evans, the County Echo, November 1927. 26 Jun 00
- The County Echo over 100 years 26 Jun 00
The transcription of the section for Letterston from The National Gazetteer (1868) provided by Colin Hinson.
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Letterston to another place.
Davies, C T. Davies of Letterston. Dyfed FHS journal, Vol 7/13. The author explores the reasons for his ancestors migrating to Blaengarw, Glamorganshire, in the late 19th centuryBosworth, Nikki. A Court Leet held for the Purpose of Defining the Boundary of Letterson Common. Dyfed FHS journal, Vol 7/5 Aug 2001. A short article but with a list of people living in Letterston in 1780.
Letterston War Memorial - on the Roll of Honour site
Details of extant records on Archives Network Wales for the following;
- Harries family, of Priskilly, Heathfield and Tregwynt, paper 1722-1920 ".....The Harries family built Heathfield, Letterston Pembrokeshire, at the beginning of the 19th century......"
- Harries, John Hill, archives 1661-1932 "The Harries family had settled at Tregwynt since about 1600, when Llewelyn Harries was the owner. They were also successively known as of Tresissyllt, of Priskilly and of Heathfield, Letterston, Pembrokeshire................"
- Sir J.E.G.A. Philipps, dec. Papers "Deeds relating to the Harries family of Heathfield, Letterston, Pembrokeshire, 1840-1914."
Parish map (Kain/Oliver)
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference SM942303 (Lat/Lon: 51.9267, -4.99746), Letterston which are provided by:
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- Google Maps
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- OpenStreetMap Cymru (Welsh counties only)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
Places, villages, farms etc within Letterston parish as shown on the online parish map from the CD of Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. (Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R.). (Extracted by Peter D Hall)
- Letterston [37]; Green Plain, Heathfield, Letterston, Mathry Rd Stn, Midland, Newbridge, Rhos-teneu, Rhysgwyllt, Ridge, Skybir
Numerous individuals and a horse outside the post office at Letterston - on the People's Collection Wales site