Marloes and St Brides
51°44′35″N 5°11′02″W / 51.743°N 5.184°W
Marloes and St. Brides (Welsh: Marloes a Sain Ffraid) is a community in the West Wales county of Pembrokeshire. It lies on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path and in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
Composition
[edit]The main settlements in the community are the villages of Marloes and St Brides; both villages lie on the southern shore of St Brides Bay.
The islands of Gateholm, Grassholm, Middleholm, Skomer, Skokholm and The Smalls lie in the community.[1][2]
The community population taken at the 2011 census was 305[3] and at the 2021 census 330.[4]
Governance
[edit]There is an elected community council.[5]
Features
[edit]There are 26 listed buildings in the community, mostly Grade II, comprising two churches and two lighthouses, three lime kilns and a number of other houses and structures including surviving huts on Dale Airfield.[6] The church of St Peter, Marloes, is Grade-II* and is unusual in having a total immersion font.[7][8]
There is a community war memorial at the church of St Peter in Marloes.[9]
Martin's Haven is the departure point for visitors to the island of Skomer.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Marloes and St. Brides". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ^ Ordnance Survey mapping
- ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 21 April 2015.
- ^ "CityPopulation: Marloes and St Brides". Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Marloes and St Brides Community Council". Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings: Marloes and St Brides". Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings: Church of St Peter". Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Cadw. "Church of St Peter (Grade II*) (19393)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "War Memorials online:Marloes and St Brides". Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ "Visit Wales: Martin's Haven". Retrieved 3 August 2024.
