Crunwere

Crunwere is a hamlet and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated 3 km north of the Carmarthen Bay coast, 8 km north-east of Saundersfoot. The parish includes the village of Llanteg and sub-hamlet of Llanteglos. Together with the village of Amroth, it constitutes the community of Amroth.

Name

The Welsh placename means "round alder swamp": the English form is a corruption of the Welsh. Part of Little England beyond Wales, although close to the Pembrokeshire language frontier, it has been predominantly English-speaking for centuries.

History

1849 Description of Parish -

Parish

The parish had an area of 689 Ha. Its Census in [the United Kingdom|census] populations were: 191 : 289 : 188 : 160 : 164. The percentage of Welsh speakers was 16 : 12 : 15
Crunwere Church is now declared redundant and the last service held on 2 August 2009.

Governance

Crunwere is included in the Amroth electoral ward for elections to Pembrokeshire County Council. Crunwere is also a community electoral ward which elects or co-opts up to three community councillors to Amroth Community Council.