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AMROTH, or Ambroth, a parish and a subdistrict in the district of Narberth, Pembroke. The parish lies on Carmarthen bay, 6 miles SE of Narberth, and 6½ S by W of Whitland r. station; and has a post office under Tenby. Acres, 2,878; of which 230 are water. Real property, £2,754. Pop., 889. Houses, 195. The property is divided among a few. Coal is worked, and fishing is carried on. Amroth Castle, delightfully situated on the coast, was formerly a grand feudal residence, the seat of a follower of Arnulph de Montgomery, called Eare Wear; but passed to the family of Ackland, and is now a splendid modern mansion. The living is a vicar age in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £98. Patron, J. L. P. Lewis, Esq. The church is early English, and has a curiously formed tower. Charities, £20.-The subdistrict comprises eight parishes and part of another Acres, 24,508. Pop., 3,265. Houses, 689.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish and a subdistrict" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Amroth CP/AP Amroth SubD Narberth RegD/PLU Pembrokeshire AncC |
| Place names: | AMBROTH | AMROTH | AMROTH OR AMBROTH |
| Place: | Amroth |
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