Cold Blow
| Cold Blow | |
|---|---|
 The B4315 in the village centre | |
  Cold Blow Location within Pembrokeshire | |
| OS grid reference | SN123128 |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Narberth |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
Cold Blow (or Coldblow) is a hamlet about 2 miles (3.2 km) southeast of Narberth in Pembrokeshire, southwest Wales. It lies on the B4315 Princes Gate to Templeton road and is in the community of Templeton.
Description
[edit]The hamlet lies on the B4315 road between Princes Gate and Templeton in rural south Pembrokeshire near a junction with the B4314, an early route (now a minor road) to Narberth. There is a mixture of new and old houses and a caravan site.[citation needed][1][2]
History
[edit]From 1787 Cold Blow would have been known to travellers on the Ireland mail coach from London and Bristol which passed through the hamlet on the way to Milford Haven.[3]
The road through Cold Blow (then referred to as Coldblowgate) was a turnpike when Richard Fenton mentioned it in 1811.[4] In 1822 it was listed as a notable crossroads[5] and an early 19th-century milestone near Cold Blow carrying painted cast-iron plates has been Grade II listed by Cadw.[6][7]
Leigh's Guide to Wales in 1835 describes Cold Blow:
Consists of only a few houses. It is said to derive its name from the coldness of the wind usually felt there.
The local inn was the Windsor Castle.[8] The hamlet, but not the inn, is mentioned in an 1840 travel guide.[9]
While Cold Blow is now in the local government community and parish of Templeton; it was in the parish of Narberth (South) until 1863.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ^ "SA67 8RR - Check My Postcode".
- ^ "SA67 8RW - Check My Postcode".
- ^ Ayres, G. (2011). History of the Mail Routes to Ireland Until 1850. Lulu. p. 67. ISBN 9781446605042. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Fenton, R. (1811). A historical tour through Pembrokeshire. Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme. p. 474. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
Cold Blow.
- ^ Paterson, D. (1822). A new and accurate description of all the direct and principal cross roads in Great Britain. Oxford University. pp. 109–113. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings". Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Cadw. "Milestone on Lane leading off A478 to Cold Blow (Grade II) (6527)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
- ^ Leigh's Guide to Wales & Monmouthshire. Leigh & Son (digitized by Harvard University). 1835. p. 119. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ Nicholson, G. (1840). The Cambrian traveller's guide (3 ed.). Oxford University. p. 142. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "GENUKI: Narberth". Retrieved 6 April 2015.
- ^ "Templeton Heritage Group". Retrieved 6 April 2015.
