Rev. JW Thompson
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164 IIAVERFORDv"\'ES'l\ [Worrall1s from the Crown, when the county of Pembroke was a to Dinas Cross, Fish guard and Newport (Pembroke· palatine. Haverfordwest, conjointly with Narberth shire), at 1 p.m.; night mail to London and all parts and Fishguard, sends one member to parliament; at 4-45 p.m.; to Pembroke Dock at 6-30 p.m.; to the sheriff is the retun1ing officer, and the present Bristol, Glo'ster, Monmouthshire, Glamorgan, Car representative is Lord Kensington. There are four marthenshire, Cardiganshire, N arberth, Tenby, and churches of the Establishment here, viz., Saint Pembroke at 6-30 p.m. Money Order Office and Thomas', Saint Mary's, Saint 1\fartin's, and Saint Savings Bank open from 9 a.m. till 6 p.m., and on David's (Prendergast) ; and there are chapels for Saturdays from 9 a.m. until8 p.m. Telegraph Office various religious denominations, of which a list is open on week days from 7 a.m. 1mtil 8 p.m.; on appended; there are likewise some excellent educa. Sundays from 7 to 10 a.m. tional establishments, both public and private, of The following Post Offices are under the Haver. which we may mention the grammar school, built at fordwest Head Office : Ambleston, Camrose, Clar a cost of £1,350. This school was founded in 1613, beston road, Dinas Cross, *Fishguard, Goodwick, by Thomas Lloyd, of Cilyceithed, and afterwards Hayscastle Cross, Groesgoch, Johnston, Llandeloy, augmented by Mr. Milward; several exhibitions to Llandshipping, Letterston, *Little Haven, Mathry, Brazenose College are open to its pupils. The value Maenclochog, *Newport (Pembroke), Pontvane, of these exhibitions being £50 per annum, and Portfield Gate, Prendergast, Pencwm, Rhos, Roch, tenable for four years. There are new board schools *St. Davids, *Solva, Tangiers, Treffgarn, Trevine, now (1875) in course of erection in Prendergast W olfscastle, and Durbach. which will accommodate 120 boys, and the same The offices marked with an asterisk* are Money number of girls and infants ; it has also residences Order Offices and also Postal Savings Banks, which f0r the master and mistress. Tbe national school in are open every day during the week. Bam street, is a neat building in the Gothic sty le of Places of Worship and their architecture, built like the grammar school; the Ministers. others are more particularly noticed in the list of CnuRCHES OF THE EsTABLISHMENT :·- schools. The market is held on Saturday, and the St. Mary's, High street: Rev. Jas. Henry Alexander fairs February 12th, March 19th, April 9th, May Phillips, vicar 14th, June 11th (for wool stock), July 9th, August St. Martin's: Rev. Samuel Owen Meares, incumbent 13th, September 6th, September 17th, October 5th St. David's, Prendergast: Rev. Francis Foster, M.A. (hiring fair), October 22nd (for stock), November rector and rural Dean 12th, and December lOth. The population of the St. Thomas's: Rev. George Hornc, rector three parishes in 1871 was 5,211, viz., St. Martin, Ambleston: Rev. Peter Phelps, vicar 1,869; St. ~Iary 1 1,454; -St. Thomas, 1,888. The Brawdy: Rev. Thomas Davies, vicar m1micipal borough by the same census was 6,622. Burton: Rev. Joseph Tombs, rector Thefollowingparishes are all in the Poor Law Union Camrose: Rev. Wm. Wheeler )Vebb Bowen, vicar and County Court district of Haver£ordwest, and the Clarbeston: Rev. Thomas Thomas distances given are all .from that town. The popula. Freystrop: Rev. Jackson Taylor, rector tions are from the returns for 1871: Ambleston, Harroldston: Rev. Francis Thomas, rector i' miles N.N.E. ; population, 541. Boulston, 3 miles Lambston: Rev. Francis Thomas s.E.; population, 145. Brawdy, 6 miles N.w. ; Langum and l\Iartletwy: Rev. Thomas Williams population, 585. Camrose, 3 miles N.N.w.; popula. Nolton: Rev. William M. D. Berrington, rector tion, 1,011 ; Freystrop, 2 miles s. ; population, 476. Rudbaxton: Rev. William Adley, rector Harroldston St. Issels, 1 mile s.E. ; population, 227. Spittal: Rev. Thomas Jenkins Harroldston West, 5 miles w. ; population, 153. Tre:ffgarne: Rev. Thomas Jenkins, vicar Hayscastle, 6 miles N.; population, 292. Lambston, [J zmaston : Rev. vV. B. Thomas, rector 3 miles w.N.W.; population, 231. Nolton, 5 miles Walton East: Rev, Charles Morgan w.N.w.; population, 182. Prendergast joins Haver· Walton West: Rev. William Acworth, vicar; Rev. fordwest, and fonns part of that town; population, David James, curate 1,481. Roch, 5 miles N.w.; population, 625. Rud Wiston: Rev. Joseph P. Lewis, vicar baxton, 3 miles N.; population, 564. Spittal, 5 Chapel-of.Ease, Hayscastle: Rev. William Meyler, miles N.N.E.; population, 390. Talbenny, 6 miles incumbent · N.w.; population, 215. Uzmaston, 1 mile E.S.E.; CHAPELS::- population, 557. Walton East, 7 miles N.E.; Baptist Brawdy: Rev. William Williams population, 205. Walton West, 6 miles w.s.w. ; Prendergast (Welsh): Rev. John Jenkins population, 374. Wiston, 5 miles E.N.E.; popula Green, Prcndergast, Roch, Martletwy, Rud· tion, 691. baxton and Sutton : Ministers various CLARBESTON, 6 miles from N arberth, and SLEBECH, St. Martin's place: Rev. Thomas Davies, D.D. 5 miles therefrom, are both in the Narberth Union Independent Little Haven: Rev. Theophilus James and County Court district. Population in 1871, Brawdy, Crundale, Keeston, Nolton, Freystrop, Clarbeston, 183 ; and Slebech, 862. W olfscastle and Tabernacle row : Mjnist~rs Post Office} Victoria place, Haverfordwest; vanous• THOMAS BAKER, Postmaster. Delivery begins: Martletwy: Rev. William Davies First, from London and all parts at 7-10 a.m.; Penbont, Hayscastle: Rev. Daniel Jones second, north mail at 1-20 p.m. ; third, London and :Methodist (Calvinistic) ~fartletwy: ReY. E. Meylet all parts at 7-55 p.m. Despatches to l\filford, Pem Woodstock, Ambleston and Holloway broke Dock, and places in Haverfordwest delivery at (Welsh) : Rhydygele and Brawdy _ 10 p.m.; to London, Bristol, Glo'ster, &c., at 8~10 (Wesleyan) : St. Martin's, Roch anc~ Portfield· a.m. ; to the North at 10-15 a.m. ; to l\filford, Pem. gate broke Dock, and N eyland, at 12-25 p.m. ; north mail Moravian Green: Rev. J. W. Thompson .