Hook, Pembrokeshire
Hook is a village and community on the Western Cleddau, Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the ecclesiastical parish of Llangwm.
Name
The name could be derived from the nearby hook-shaped peninsula.History
Hook Woods are shown on a 1578 parish map.An 1833 gazetteer described Hook Quay as a place for loading coal for shipping. Although there is little or no trace of it to be found today, Hook once had a worldwide reputation as a mining village; anthracite was mined and exported across the world. Maps drawn in the 19th century show collieries.