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Penfro (cantref)

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20: 62:: Cwmwd Penfro in the southwest and Cwmwd Coedrath in the northeast, as shown in the map. The eastern part of Cwmwd Penfro was sometimes called Cwmwd Maenorbier, and the northern part of Cwmwd Coedrath was sometimes called Cwmwd Arberth, but both these were post-Norman lordships, and were probably not genuine commotes. Its civil headquarters were at 265: 309: 219: 165: 55:("end", literally "head") and "fro" ("populated area"). Its area was approximately 140 square miles (360 km). 112: 116: 48: 105: 63: 243: 209: 120: 104:. The area became English-speaking, as it continues today, except in the northern part of 8: 124: 304: 215: 161: 89: 36: 97: 93: 43:
in around 950. It consisted of the long peninsular part of Dyfed south of the
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in the 12th century, and many castles were built, including those of
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and the Daugleddau estuary, and bordered on its landward side by
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Location of the cantref of Penfro within ancient Dyfed
241: 115:, the cantref was split between two newly formed 296: 160:, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, 51:. The name, meaning "land's end", derives from 207: 74:might have been its ecclesiastical centre. 145:Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units 18: 192:An Introduction to the History of Wales 297: 123:, and Cwmwd Coedrath was merged into 245:A topographical dictionary of Wales 13: 39:. It subsequently became part of 14: 321: 77:The cantref was made part of the 158:The Placenames of Pembrokeshire 235: 201: 184: 171: 150: 137: 1: 130: 7: 214:. Penguin UK. p. 171. 208:John Davies (25 Jan 2007). 119:, when Cwmwd Penfro became 10: 326: 242:Nicholas Carlisle (1811). 196:Prehistoric Times to 1063 310:History of Pembrokeshire 147:, UoW Press, 1969, p 309 111:At the time of the 1535 58:It was divided into two 24: 16:Welsh medieval cantref 31:was one of the seven 22: 143:Richards, Melville, 121:Castlemartin Hundred 277: /  198:, UoWP, 1941, p 120 211:A History of Wales 25: 190:Williams, A. H., 29:Cantref of Penfro 317: 292: 291: 289: 288: 287: 282: 281:51.674°N 4.908°W 278: 275: 274: 273: 270: 257: 256: 254: 252: 239: 233: 232: 230: 228: 205: 199: 188: 182: 175: 169: 156:Charles, B. G., 154: 148: 141: 125:Narberth Hundred 49:Cantref Gwarthaf 37:Kingdom of Dyfed 325: 324: 320: 319: 318: 316: 315: 314: 295: 294: 285: 283: 279: 276: 271: 268: 266: 264: 263: 261: 260: 250: 248: 240: 236: 226: 224: 222: 206: 202: 189: 185: 176: 172: 155: 151: 142: 138: 133: 45:Eastern Cleddau 17: 12: 11: 5: 323: 313: 312: 307: 286:51.674; -4.908 259: 258: 234: 220: 200: 183: 170: 149: 135: 134: 132: 129: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 322: 311: 308: 306: 303: 302: 300: 293: 290: 247: 246: 238: 223: 221:9780140284751 217: 213: 212: 204: 197: 193: 187: 180: 174: 167: 166:0-907158-58-7 163: 159: 153: 146: 140: 136: 128: 126: 122: 118: 114: 113:Acts of Union 109: 107: 103: 99: 95: 91: 87: 83: 80: 75: 73: 69: 65: 61: 56: 54: 50: 46: 42: 38: 34: 30: 21: 262: 249:. Retrieved 244: 237: 225:. Retrieved 210: 203: 195: 194:: Volume I: 191: 186: 178: 173: 157: 152: 144: 139: 110: 76: 68:Rhoscrowther 57: 52: 28: 26: 284: / 299:Categories 269:51°40′26″N 131:References 41:Deheubarth 272:4°54′29″W 90:Manorbier 305:Cantrefs 177:Charles 117:hundreds 108:parish. 106:Narberth 98:Pembroke 94:Narberth 64:Pembroke 60:commotes 33:cantrefi 251:16 June 227:16 June 181:, p 671 168:, p 671 72:Penally 35:of the 218:  164:  100:, and 79:Norman 102:Tenby 86:Carew 82:March 253:2012 229:2012 216:ISBN 179:ibid 162:ISBN 27:The 70:or 53:Pen 301:: 127:. 96:, 92:, 88:, 66:: 255:. 231:.

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cantrefi
Kingdom of Dyfed
Deheubarth
Eastern Cleddau
Cantref Gwarthaf
commotes
Pembroke
Rhoscrowther
Penally
Norman
March
Carew
Manorbier
Narberth
Pembroke
Tenby
Narberth
Acts of Union
hundreds
Castlemartin Hundred
Narberth Hundred
ISBN
0-907158-58-7
A History of Wales
ISBN
9780140284751
A topographical dictionary of Wales
51°40′26″N 4°54′29″W / 51.674°N 4.908°W / 51.674; -4.908
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