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ANGLE, or Nangle, a village and a parish in the district and county of Pembroke. The village stands in a nook or "angle" of the south side of Milford haven, 7 miles SW of Milford-road r. station, and 9 W of Pembroke; bears marks of having been a place of some importance in former ages; and has a post office under Pembroke. The parish comprises 2,276 acres of land, and 2,305 of water. Real property, £2,107. Pop., 512. Houses, 82. The property is divided among a few. The chief residence is Angle Hall. Limestone is quarried. Angle bay affords good anchorage. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £80. Patron, the Bishop of St. David's. The church is good.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Angle Parish Pembroke Poor Law Union/Registration District Pembrokeshire Ancient County |
| Place names: | ANGLE | ANGLE OR NANGLE | NANGLE |
| Place: | Angle |
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