OS grid reference SN127144 Sovereign state United Kingdom Fire Mid and West Wales Community Narberth | Country Wales Police Dyfed-Powys Ambulance Welsh Principal area Pembrokeshire | |
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Crinow (Welsh: Crynwedd) is a village and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales, 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) east of Narberth. The parish is part of the community of Narberth.
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Map of Crinow, Narberth, UK
Name
The derivation of the placenames (English and Welsh) is obscure.
History
The parish was originally a manor attached to St David's and it formed a detached part of the Hundred of Dungleddy. It is close to the Pembrokeshire language frontier and was described as Welsh-speaking by George Owen in 1602, but today it is predominantly English speaking.
In 1934, a detached part of the parish of Lampeter Velfrey was added to Crinow. The pre-1934 parish had an area of 144 Ha. Its census populations were: 53 (1801): 69 (1851): 56 (1901): 32 (1951): 31 (1981).
The percentage of Welsh speakers was 70 (1891): 48 (1931): 20 (1971).