Boncath
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Boncath is a village, community and postal district in north Pembrokeshire, Wales, about 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Newcastle Emlyn.
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Boncath | |
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Boncath Post Office and shop | |
Location within Pembrokeshire | |
Population | 736 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SN2038 |
Principal area | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Boncath |
Postcode district | SA37 |
Dialling code | 01239 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
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The village stands at a cross-roads linking the nearby settlements of Newchapel (Capelnewydd), Eglwyswrw, Blaenffos and Bwlchygroes. Formerly a hamlet around an inn, the village developed after the coming of the railway in 1885.