In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Nolton like this:
NOLTON, a parish in Haverfordwest district, Pembroke; on St. Bride's bay, 6 miles W by N of Haverfordwest r. station. It contains the village of Drewson and the harbour of Nolton-Haven; and its post town is Haverfordwest. Acres, 1, 504. Real property, £1,029. Pop., 20 5. Houses, 40. Nolton-Haven is a sub-port to Pembroke, and exports large quantities of culm. ...
An excellent kind of stone abounds on the shore, and is quarried. An enclosure, called Druidston Chapel, is at Drewson, a name corrupted from Druidstown. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £154.* Patron, the Lord Chancellor. There is an endowed school with £38 a year.
Nolton through time
Nolton is now part of Pembrokeshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Pembrokeshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Nolton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Nolton in Pembrokeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8396
Date accessed: 24th April 2024
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