Coedcanlas
Encyclopedia
Coedcanlas is a hamlet
and parish
in Pembrokeshire
, Wales
. It is situated on the eastern shore of the Daugleddau estuary
, 8 km north of Pembroke
. It is part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
. The parish, together with the parishes of Martletwy
, Minwear, Newton North and Lawrenny, constitutes the community
of Martletwy.
The placename is a Welsh placename and means "Cynlas's wood", Cynlas being a Welsh personal name. It was once important for export of limestone
, but today it consists only of a few farms. Part of Little England beyond Wales
, it has been essentially English-speaking for 900 years.
The parish had an area of 341 Ha
. Its census
populations were: 152 (1801): 167 (1851): 85 (1901): 69 (1951): 32 (1981).
The percentage of Welsh speakers was 11 (1891): 3 (1931): 0 (1971).
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
and parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
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...
. It is situated on the eastern shore of the Daugleddau estuary
River Cleddau
The River Cleddau consists of the Eastern and Western Cleddau rivers in Pembrokeshire, west Wales. They unite to form the Daugleddau estuary, which forms the important harbour of Milford Haven....
, 8 km north of Pembroke
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire
Pembroke is an historic settlement and former county town of Pembrokeshire in west Wales. The town and the county derive their name from that of the cantref of Penfro: Pen = "head" or "end", and bro = "region", "country", "land", and so it means essentially "Land's End".-History:The main point of...
. It is part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is a national park along the Pembrokeshire coast in West Wales.It was established as a National Park in 1952, and is the only one in the United Kingdom to have been designated primarily because of its spectacular coastline...
. The parish, together with the parishes of Martletwy
Martletwy
Martletwy is a village and community in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales.Martletwy lies in south of the county, the nearest town is Narberth some 7 miles distant to its north and east...
, Minwear, Newton North and Lawrenny, constitutes the community
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....
of Martletwy.
The placename is a Welsh placename and means "Cynlas's wood", Cynlas being a Welsh personal name. It was once important for export of limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
, but today it consists only of a few farms. Part of Little England beyond Wales
Little England beyond Wales
Little England beyond Wales is a name applied to an area of southern Pembrokeshire and southwestern Carmarthenshire in Wales, which has been English in language and culture for many centuries despite its remoteness from the English border...
, it has been essentially English-speaking for 900 years.
The parish had an area of 341 Ha
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
. Its census
Census in the United Kingdom
Coincident full censuses have taken place in the different jurisdictions of the United Kingdom every ten years since 1801, with the exceptions of 1941 and in both Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State in 1921; simultaneous censuses were taken in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, with...
populations were: 152 (1801): 167 (1851): 85 (1901): 69 (1951): 32 (1981).
The percentage of Welsh speakers was 11 (1891): 3 (1931): 0 (1971).