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Village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spittal is a village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on the A40 trunk road, approximately halfway between Haverfordwest and Fishguard. It had a population of 494 as of the 2011 census.[1]
Spittal | |
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![]() St Mary's church, Spittal (2007) | |
Location within Pembrokeshire | |
Population | 494 (2011 census) |
OS grid reference | SM976230 |
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Principal area | |
Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | HAVERFORDWEST |
Postcode district | SA62 |
Dialling code | 01437 741 ... |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
UK Parliament | |
The village's name is a corruption of the word 'hospital' (Welsh: Ysbyty), which is also the root of place names such as Spitalfields, London, Spital, Merseyside and Spital-in-the-Street, Lincolnshire. The village possessed a hospitium (place of accommodation for pilgrims) belonging to the Cathedral of St Davids.[2] No trace of this remains.
The parish was in the Hundred of Dungleddy, and in the early 19th century had a population of 452, including a number of smaller settlements. There are the remains of several ancient encampments in the parish.[3][4]
Amenities include a community hall, a village green and a pub, the Pump on the Green.
The parish church of St Mary is a Grade II listed building of mediaeval origins, restored in the 19th century. The font is 12th or 13th century.[5]
In 2004 a new primary school was built in the village to educate approximately 150 pupils from the village and surrounding area.[6]
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