In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Robeston Wathen like this:
ROBESTON-WATHON, or East Robeston, a parish in Narberth district, Pembroke; on the river Cleddau, 2 miles W N W of Narberth, and 3½ S W of Narberth Road r. station. Post-town, Narberth. Acres, 1, 345. Real property, £1, 751; of which £18 are in fisheries. Pop., 362. Houses, 92. R.-W. House is a chief residence. There is a quarry, in which some good fossils arefound. The living is a p. curacy, annexed to the rectory of Narberth, in the diocese of St. Davids.
Robeston Wathen through time
Robeston Wathen is now part of Pembrokeshire district. Click here for graphs and data of how Pembrokeshire has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Robeston Wathen itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Robeston Wathen in Pembrokeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8623
Date accessed: 27th April 2024
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