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FREYSTROP, a parish in Haverfordwest district, Pembroke; on the river Cleddau, near the South Wales railway, 2½ miles SSE of Haverfordwest. Post town, Haverfordwest. Acres, 1, 637; of which 45 are water. Real property, £1, 601; of which £387 are in mines. Pop. in 1851, 679; in 1861, 576. Houses, 126. The decrease of pop. was caused by the emigration of coal miners. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £145. Patron, the Lord Chancellor. The church is very good; and there is an Independent chapel.
(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: | Freystrop Parish Haverfordwest Poor Law Union/Registration District Pembrokeshire Ancient County |
| Place: | Freystrop |
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