Little Newcastle (Welsh: Casnewydd-bach) is a village, parish[1] and former civil parish[2] in the community of Puncheston in Pembrokeshire, Wales. A map of 1578 shows the parish as Newcastle.[3]
Little Newcastle
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  Little Newcastle Location within Pembrokeshire | |
| OS grid reference | SM980290 |
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Haverfordwest |
| Postcode district | SA62 |
| Dialling code | 01348 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament |
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Bartholomew Roberts
editThe village has attracted attention as the birthplace of the pirate Bartholomew Roberts (Barti Ddu), who was born in the village in 1682. [4] Roberts is the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy, and is noted for creating a Pirate Code, and adopting an early variant of the Skull and Crossbones flag.
There is a monument to him in the village.[5]
St Peter's Church
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St Peter's Church has medieval origins, but was heavily restored in 1870. It is now notable for its collection of modern stained glass windows, commissioned from 1990 onwards.[6] The church is now part of the United Benefice of West Cemaes.[7]
References
edit- ^ "GENUKI: Parish map 38". Retrieved 3 March 2021.
- ^ Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Little Newcastle CP/AP. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Penbrok comitat". British Library. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ Laughton, John Knox (1896). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 48. p. 375.
- ^ "Black Bart memorial on the green, Little Newcastle". geograph.org. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "=St Peter's Church, Little Newcastle (421245)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- ^ "United Benefice of West Cemaes". The Church in Wales. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
External links
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Media related to Little Newcastle at Wikimedia Commons