Population 815 (2011) Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Tuesday 9:44 PM | Community Dinas Cross Country Wales Postcode district SA42 Dialling code 01348 | |
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Dinas Cross (Welsh: Dinas) is a parish, village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated between Fishguard and Newport in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and is a popular holiday destination on the A487. The village has its own elected community council and gives its name to an electoral ward of Pembrokeshire County Council. The electoral ward of Dinas Cross covers the communities of Dinas Cross, Cwm Gwaun and Puncheston.
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Map of Dinas Cross, UK
History
Formerly known just as Dinas, the parish was in the Hundred of Cemais and in the early 19th century had 741 inhabitants. At this time the walls of the parish church of St Brynach were washed by the sea at spring high tides. The parish extended from Dinas Head on Dinas Island into the Preseli Mountains and included several small settlements to the north and south of the turnpike from Fishguard to Newport, which is now the A487 road.
Governance
An electoral ward of the same name exists. This stretches south from Dinas Cross with a total population of 1,696.
Amenities
Dinas has four pubs: The Country Club, The Ship Aground, The Freemasons Arms and The Old Sailors. At one time there was also a cafe, a school, Rhoshelyg garden centre, a garage, a petrol station, a full-time post office, two shops and a local blacksmith. Now the old school is a Community hall (Yr Hen Ysgol), the post office is part-time, and two shops, garage, petrol station and a chip shop remain, as well as the local blacksmith, now 5th generation.
Worship
The church in Dinas was founded by the Irishman Brynach, now St Brynach, in the 5th or early 6th century.
As well as the parish church dedicated to St Brynach (see below), Dinas has two chapels which are in use: Tabor (a Baptist Chapel) and Gideon (an Independent Chapel). Ramah, an old, disused and neglected Methodist Chapel is on the way to Pwllgwaelod beach.