Wiston, Pembrokeshire
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Wiston is a village and community
in Pembrokeshire
, Wales
, in the United Kingdom
. It was once a marcher borough
. Owen, in 1603, described it as one of nine Pembrokeshire "boroughs in decay". It continued as a constituent parliamentary borough (voting as part of the borough seat of Pembroke
) until the end of the 19th century.
It is overlooked by Wiston Castle
.
The community of Wiston includes the village plus Clarbeston
, Clarbeston Road and Walton East
.
Community (Wales)
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....
in Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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. It was once a marcher borough
Welsh Marches
The Welsh Marches is a term which, in modern usage, denotes an imprecisely defined area along and around the border between England and Wales in the United Kingdom. The precise meaning of the term has varied at different periods...
. Owen, in 1603, described it as one of nine Pembrokeshire "boroughs in decay". It continued as a constituent parliamentary borough (voting as part of the borough seat of Pembroke
Pembroke (UK Parliament constituency)
Pembroke was a parliamentary constituency centred on the town of Pembroke in West Wales. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:For the creation and early history of the seat, see...
) until the end of the 19th century.
It is overlooked by Wiston Castle
Wiston Castle
Wiston Castle is a motte and bailey castle in the Pembrokeshire village of Wiston in south west Wales.It seems to have been abandoned during the first half of the thirteenth century so is one of the best examples of its type in Wales. The castle is situated opposite St Mary Magdalene Church and...
.
The community of Wiston includes the village plus Clarbeston
Clarbeston
Clarbeston is a village and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated east of Haverfordwest. The parish, together with Wiston and Walton East, constitute the community of Wiston....
, Clarbeston Road and Walton East
Walton East
Walton East is a parish in the hundred of Dungleddy situated in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales. Walton East is south-west of Llys y Fran and north of Clarbeston Road.-History:...
.