Crinow (Welsh: Crynwedd) is a village and parish[1] in Pembrokeshire, Wales, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Narberth. The parish is part of the community of Narberth.

Crinow
Crinow church
Crinow is located in Pembrokeshire
Crinow
Crinow
Location within Pembrokeshire
OS grid referenceSN127144
Community
  • Narberth
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
List of places
UK
Wales
Pembrokeshire
51°48′N 4°43′W / 51.80°N 4.72°W / 51.80; -4.72

Name

edit

The derivation of the placenames (English and Welsh) is obscure.[2]

History

edit

The parish was originally a manor attached to St David's and it formed a detached part of the Hundred of Dungleddy. It appeared on a 1578 map as "Creno".[3] It is close to the Pembrokeshire language frontier and was described as Welsh-speaking by George Owen in 1602, but today it is predominantly English speaking.

In 1934, a detached part of the parish of Lampeter Velfrey was added to Crinow. The pre-1934 parish had an area of 144 Ha. Its census populations were: 53 (1801): 69 (1851): 56 (1901): 32 (1951): 31 (1981). The percentage of Welsh speakers was 70 (1891): 48 (1931): 20 (1971).

References

edit
  1. ^ "GENUKI: Crinow". Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  2. ^ Charles, B. G., The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, pp 485
  3. ^ "Penbrok comitat". British Library. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
edit