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MARLOES, or MARLAIS, a parish in Haverfordwest district, Pembroke; in the peninsula between Milford Haven and St. Bride's bay, 6 miles W by N of Milford r. station, and 10 SW of Haverfordwest. Post town, Milford Haven. Acres, 2,478. Real property, £2,947. Pop., 443. Houses, 95. The property is divided among a few. A lake here, called Marloesmere, contains leeches. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £80. Patron, the Lord Chaucellor. The church is tolerable. Charities, £5.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Marloes Parish Haverfordwest Poor Law Union/Registration District Pembrokeshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | MARLAIS | MARLOES | MARLOES OR MARLAIS |
| Place: | Marloes |
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