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Coordinates: 51°54′N 5°13′W / 51.90°N 5.21°W / 51.90; -5.21
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Caerfarchell
Chapel at Caerfarchell
Caerfarchell is located in Pembrokeshire
Caerfarchell
Caerfarchell
Location within Pembrokeshire
OS grid referenceSM795270
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
List of places
UK
Wales
Pembrokeshire
51°54′N 5°13′W / 51.90°N 5.21°W / 51.90; -5.21

Caerfarchell (Welsh pronunciation: [kaɪrvɑːrxɛɬ]) is a small village in Pembrokeshire, Wales, located 3 miles east of St Davids. It is in the civil parish of Whitchurch.

Description

Several houses are built around a small village green.

In 2001 the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority drew up a conservation statement with the help of villagers[1]

History

It is believed the village originated in the 14th or 15th centuries.[2]

Chapel

A Calvinist Methodist Chapel was built in 1763 and replaced by the current building in 1827. It is Grade II* listed.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Villages discuss conservation". Western Telegraph. 13 November 2001. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  2. ^ "297 Waun Caerfarchell". Dyfed Archaeological Trust Website. Retrieved 2012-12-17.
  3. ^ "Caerfarchell Calvinistic Methodist Chapel, Caerfarchell". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 2012-12-17.


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