Martletwy

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title: "Martletwy" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["martletwy", "villages-in-pembrokeshire", "communities-in-pembrokeshire"] description: "Village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales" topic_path: "general/martletwy" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martletwy" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales ::

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Field	Value
country	Wales
static_image	Martletwy Church - geograph.org.uk - 48033.jpg
static_image_caption	Parish church of St Marcellus
coordinates
official_name	Martletwy
population	570
population_ref	(2011)
community_wales	Martletwy
unitary_wales	Pembrokeshire
constituency_westminster	Mid and South Pembrokeshire
constituency_welsh_assembly	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
post_town	Narberth
postcode_district	SA67 8
postcode_area	SA
os_grid_reference	SN034106
module	[[File:2024 Wales Pembrokeshire Community Martletwy map.svg
Map of the community
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| country = Wales | static_image = Martletwy Church - geograph.org.uk - 48033.jpg | static_image_caption = Parish church of St Marcellus | coordinates = | official_name = Martletwy | welsh_name = | population = 570 | population_ref = (2011) | community_wales = Martletwy | unitary_wales = Pembrokeshire | constituency_westminster = Mid and South Pembrokeshire | constituency_welsh_assembly = Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | post_town = Narberth | postcode_district = SA67 8 | postcode_area = SA | dial_code = | os_grid_reference = SN034106 | module= [[File:2024 Wales Pembrokeshire Community Martletwy map.svg|240px]] Map of the community Martletwy is a village, parish and community in the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales.

Description

Martletwy lies in south of the county, the nearest town is Narberth some 7 mi distant to its north and east. It lies mainly to the west of the A4075 road, which links Carew in the south with the Canaston Bridge junction at the A40 road, although part of the Cross Hands area bridges the main road. To the west and south, the area's boundary is the Eastern Cleddau, to the southeast the River Cresswell forms its boundary.

History

According to Lewis, the population of the parish in 1833 was 725. He described the area as good arable and pasture land, which was enclosed, and considerable supplies of coal and culm on the estate of Sir John Owen, which was shipped from a specially-constructed quay at Landshipping on the Eastern Cleddau.

Historic building

Blackpool Mill is a Grade II-listed disused mill dating to 1813 which is intact and contains working machinery. It was operational until the Second World War and in 2017 plans for its development as a heritage attraction were being considered.

Martletwy parish

The parish church is dedicated to St Marcellus and is in the diocese of St Davids. There are Baptist, Methodist and Independent chapels.

Martletwy Community

Martletwy consists of the following villages: Martletwy, Coedcanlas, Minwear, Newton North, Landshipping and Lawrenny.

Governance

A Martletwy electoral ward exists, though this ward stretches beyond the confines of Martletwy community, covering the neighbouring Llawhaden and Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech. It had a total population at the 2011 Census of 1,970.

Notable places

The village was best known for being home to the Oakwood theme park.

References

References

1. "Community population 2011".
2. [http://www.planed.org.uk/Download/documents/Martletwy-Lawrenny-Landshipping_000.pdf Local Action Plan] {{webarchive. link. (2008-09-07)
3. (11 May 2017). "Blackpool Mill 'theme park' railway proposals deferred". BBC News.
4. "GENUKI: Martletwy".
5. "Ward population 2011".

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