Population 2,628 (2011) Principal area Pembrokeshire Sovereign state United Kingdom Local time Thursday 9:20 AM Ceremonial county Dyfed | OS grid reference SN136048 Country Wales Post town Saundersfoot Dialling code 01834 | |
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Weather 6°C, Wind NE at 19 km/h, 82% Humidity UK parliament constituency Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire | ||
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Saundersfoot (Welsh: Llanussyllt) is a large village and community in Pembrokeshire, west Wales, near Tenby—they are two of the most visited Welsh holiday destinations. Saundersfoot lies in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path.
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- Tenby saundersfoot beautiful pembrokeshire
- Map of Saundersfoot UK
- Find your epic locations in wales featuring saundersfoot
- History
- Harbour and railways
- Sports and recreation
- Amusement Games Arcade Programmes List
- References
Map of Saundersfoot, UK
Find your epic locations in wales featuring saundersfoot
History
Saundersfoot was known in medieval Wales as Llanussyllt and after the Norman conquest as St Issels (sometimes Issells), both after the parish church dedicated to the Welsh Saint Issel. Its bishop or abbot was considered one of the seven principal clerics of Dyfed under medieval Welsh law. It was a substantial parish in 1833 with 1,226 inhabitants. John Marius Wilson described the village and parish as St Issells in his 1870-72 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.
The present church lies in a dingle to the north of Saundersfoot and is a grade II* listed building.
Harbour and railways
Permission to build the harbour was granted by Parliament in 1829 to the Saundersfoot Railway and Harbour Company for the export of anthracite coal from the many mines in the area, although coal was exported from the beach for centuries before this. The village grew up to serve the port which by 1837 had five jetties handling coal and iron ore and subsequently pig iron and firebricks from local sources. The course of the tramway from Bonville's Court mine bisects the village and ends at the jetty. The tramway from Stepaside forms the sea front. The industry finally faded away in the early years of the twentieth century, and the village took advantage of the nearby Saundersfoot railway station to attract tourists from eastern Wales and England.
Sports and recreation
Saundersfoot has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V.
There are several pubs and clubs in the centre of Saundersfoot such as 'The Captains Table', 'The Royal Oak', 'The Mulberry', 'The Hean', 'Mermaid On The Strand' and 'The Deck'.
Saundersfoot holds its annual charitable cheese festival and New Years Day swim every year which is sponsored by local businesses. More than 1,500 people took part in 2016.
Local attractions include Folly Farm, Heatherton Adventure Park, Manor House Wildlife Park and Tenby Dinosaur Park.