Kilgetty
Encyclopedia
Kilgetty is a village
near Tenby
in Pembrokeshire
, Wales
. It lies at the crossing of the A477 road
between St. Clears and Pembroke Dock
and the A478 road
between Tenby and Cardigan
.
The village has local shopping facilities with a medium-sized supermarket
, newsagent
s, chemists, butchers, fish and chip shop and Chinese takeaway.
The pub, which was previously called the Railway Inn, is now known as the White Horse. There is also a RAOB social club and a local sports club that has a cricket
ground.
Kilgetty railway station
is on the West Wales Line
.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
near Tenby
Tenby
Tenby is a walled seaside town in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales, lying on Carmarthen Bay.Notable features of Tenby include of sandy beaches; the 13th century medieval town walls, including the Five Arches barbican gatehouse ; 15th century St...
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 lies at the crossing of the A477 road
A477 road
The A477 road is a major route in the Welsh counties of Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, connecting St Clears and Johnston. It includes a toll bridge, the Cleddau Bridge between Pembroke Dock and Neyland....
between St. Clears and Pembroke Dock
Pembroke Dock
Pembroke Dock is a town in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales, lying north of Pembroke on the River Cleddau. Originally a small fishing village known as Paterchurch, the town was greatly expanded from 1814 onwards following the construction of a Royal Naval Dockyard...
and the A478 road
A478 road
The A478 road is a major route in the Welsh counties of Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, connecting Cardigan and Tenby.RouteFrom north to south it runs through:*Cardigan;...
between Tenby and Cardigan
Cardigan, Ceredigion
Cardigan is a town in the county of Ceredigion in Mid Wales. It lies on the estuary of the River Teifi at the point where Ceredigion meets Pembrokeshire. It was the county town of the pre-1974 county of Cardiganshire. It is the second largest town in Ceredigion. The town's population was 4,203...
.
The village has local shopping facilities with a medium-sized supermarket
Supermarket
A supermarket, a form of grocery store, is a self-service store offering a wide variety of food and household merchandise, organized into departments...
, newsagent
Newsagent
A newsagent's shop , newsagency or newsstand is a business that sells newspapers, magazines, cigarettes, snacks and often items of local interest. In Britain and Australia, these businesses are termed newsagents...
s, chemists, butchers, fish and chip shop and Chinese takeaway.
The pub, which was previously called the Railway Inn, is now known as the White Horse. There is also a RAOB social club and a local sports club that has a cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
ground.
Kilgetty railway station
Kilgetty railway station serves Kilgetty in Pembrokeshire, Wales.Services at Kilgetty are currently provided by Arriva Trains Wales which run at approximately every 2 hour intervals in both directions. The station is a request stop and as such passengers wishing to alight should make their...
is on the West Wales Line
West Wales Line
The West Wales Lines are a group of railway lines from Swansea through Carmarthenshire to Pembrokeshire, West Wales...
.