In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Gumfreston like this:
GUMFRESTON, a parish in the district and county of Pembroke; near the Pembroke and Tenby railway, 2 miles W by N of Tenby. Post town, Tenby. Acres, 1, 644. Real property, £1, 391. Pop., 118. Houses, 20. The property is divided among a few. There is a good chalybeate spring. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David. Value, £141. Patron, T. Meyrick, Esq. The church is ancient; has a baptistery, and a decorated piscina; and was restored in 1869.
Gumfreston through time
Gumfreston is now part of Pembrokeshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Pembrokeshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Gumfreston itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Gumfreston in Pembrokeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3166
Date accessed: 19th April 2024
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