In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Begeli like this:
BEGELLY, a township, a parish, and a subdistrict in Narberth district, Pembroke. The township lies near the Pembroke and Tenby railway, 5 miles S by E of Narberth; and has a post office under Narberth, and a r. station. Acres, 2,447. Rated property, £2,430.-Pop, 776. Houses, 160. The parish includes also the chapelry of Williamston. ...
Acres, 3,878. Real property, £4,082: of which £820 are in mines. Pop., 1,311. Houses, 288. The property is divided among a few. Begelly House is the seat of J. Child, Esq. Coal and culm are mined. The living is a rectory, united with the p. curacy of Williamston, in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £216.* Patron, Lord Milford. The church is early English and good; and there is a Calvinistic Methodist chapel. The subdistrict comprises five parishes. Acres, 13,033. Pop., 4,313. Houses, 907.
Begeli through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Begeli in Pembrokeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/1456
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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