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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
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MOAT (NEW), a parish, with a village, in Narberth district, Pembroke; on the river Cleddan, 3½ miles NNE of Clarbeston-Road r. station, and 7 NW by N of Narberth. Post town, Haverfordwest. Acres, 3,101. Real property, £1,995. Pop., 311. Houses, 61. The property is divided among a few. Moat House, rebuilt by the Scourfields, on the site of a previous old mansion, is the chief residence. There is a hill moated by the Flemings in the time of Henry II. There is also a Roman camp. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. David's. Value, £130. Patron, W. H. Scourfield, Esq. The church is ancient but good, and contains monuments of the Scourfield.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish, with a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | New Moat CP/AP Narberth RegD/PLU Pembrokeshire AncC |
| Place names: | MOAT | MOAT NEW | NEW MOAT |
| Place: | New Moat |
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