In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Little Newcastle like this:
NEWCASTLE (Little), a village and a parish in Haverfordwest district, Pembroke. The village stands on the river Cleddau, 7 miles N W by N of Clarbeston-Road r. station, and 9 N by E of Haverfordwest; and has fairs on 6 May, 10 July, and 19 Dec. The parish comprises 2, 712 acres. Post-town, Letterston, under Haverfordwest. ...
Real property, £1, 493. Pop. in 1851, 433; in 1861, 354. Houses, 76. The decrease of pop.was caused by cessation of work at a slate quarry, and by emigration. There are an intermittent spring, called the Golden well, and remains of two forts. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £54. Patron, T. Morse, Esq.
Little Newcastle through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Little Newcastle in Pembrokeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4412
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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