PEMBROKE, 
bear.five, Hodgefton four, Stackpool four, Jefferfton nine, 
and from London 237 weft. Lat. 51.37. N. Ion. 5. o. W. 
On the fouth-eaft fide of the town of Pembroke is the 
village of Monckton, fo called from its having been the 
fcite of an ancient priory, founded by William Marfhall 
about the year 1120, as a cell to the Benedidline abbey 
of St. Martin at Sayes, in Normandy. Part of the priory- 
church is ftill entire, as is likewife the prior’s manfion ; 
but the other buildings are in a (late of great decay. 
From the varied (lyle of the church, it has evidently been 
erefled at different periods. That portion of it which 
is now appropriated to public worfliip, is completely mo¬ 
dernized within, and fcarcely a veftige of its former or¬ 
naments remains. This ftruiSture has long been the 
burying-place of the Owens of Orielton, and probably 
alfo of their predecefl'ors the Wyrriots, as fome early mo¬ 
numents of the latter family dill appear here. 
The village of Caftle-Martyn is fituated about three 
miles to the weftward of Pembroke. This place was for¬ 
merly adorned with a magnificent caftle, erected by fome 
Norman chieftain of the name of Martyn, on the fcite 
of an extenfive Britifh earthen-work. Few veftiges of 
of that pile now remain, but they appear to have been 
pretty confideruble in the time of Leland.—Between this 
village fend the county-town is a furzy moor, called Dry- 
Burrow, which is covered with tumuli, fimilar to thofe 
on the downs of Wiltfhire.—Northwards from the moor 
(lands Orielton, the feat of the Wyrriot and C-wen fami¬ 
lies; and beyond it is the village of Pwllcrochon, memo¬ 
rable for a (kirmilh between the royal and parliamentary 
forces, in March 1648. In the church are feveral an¬ 
cient monuments, in honour of theBenegers of Bangefton. 
—In the adjoining parifh of Rhofcrowther is Jeftington, 
the refidence of a branch of the royal family of Wales pre¬ 
vious to the conqueft : it is now the property of the fa¬ 
mily of Meares.—Further to the weftward is the village 
of Nangle, which was formerly a place of very confiderable 
confequence, and had a caftle attached to it, fome veftiges 
of which are Hill vifible near the extreme point of the 
curved promontory, which forms the bay of Nangle. 
Creffely, the .feat of John Henfleigh Allen, efq. M. P. 
for the town, is fituated about two miles and a half to the 
weft of Pembroke. The houfe occupies an elevated 
fcite, overlooking the river Crefwell. Beyond this, on 
the fame road, (lands Carew-caftle, one of the mod con- 
fpicuous features of this county, and celebrated as the 
refidence of chara6lers of great diftin< 5 lion at different 
eras. It was a royal refidence, and formed part of the 
dowry of Nefta, daughter of Rhys ap Tewdor, who mar¬ 
ried Gerald de Windfor, lieutenant to Henry I. after the 
outlawry of Arnulph de Montgomery. The defendants 
of this lady took the name of Carew, and continued to 
poflefs the caftle till the reign of Henry VIII. when it 
reverted to the crown, and was granted to fir John Per- 
rot. In the time of the rebellion it was garrifoned for 
the king, and withllood a long fiege; but, after the ill 
fuccefs of the royalills at Tenby, it furrendered upon 
quarter. Subfequent to that period it has been fuffered 
to go to decay, and now conftitutes a mod magnificent 
and piflurefque ruin. Its form is that of a quadrangle, 
with a court in the centre, and an immenfe baftion at each 
exterior angle. The architecture of this pile belongs to 
various ages, but a great part of it is undoubtedly coeval 
with the original llruClure. The north front is peculi¬ 
arly grand and majeftic, and can boaft of windows “ than 
which nothing more nobly magnificent is known in the 
kingdom.” On the fouth-weft fide appear a number of 
old towers, all differing from each other in height, dia¬ 
meter, and form. On three fides this caftle is bounded 
by water, but to the fouth was formerly a very extenfive 
deer-park, the outer wall of which is yet apparent in 
many places, though it is divided into feveral diftinCl in- 
clofures, in one ot which fir Rhys ap Thomas held a tilt 
and tournament, which was the firft (how of the kind re¬ 
corded to have been exhibited in Wales. Near this fpot 
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(lands one of the early erodes, richly ornamented with 
true-love knots, See. and having an infeription upon it, 
which, though often copied, and fubmitted to the exami¬ 
nation of the edrious, has never yet been accurately de¬ 
ciphered. The church here contains feveral ancient mo¬ 
numents, with effigies and inferiptions in memory of va¬ 
rious members of the Carew family. 
Lamphey, or Lanfey, was once the favourite palace of 
the bilhop of St- David’s. The ruins of this palace are 
fituated a (liort diftance out of the road (on the north 
fide) between Pembroke and Tenby. They occupy an 
extenfive plot of ground; and though, literally fpeaking, 
in ruins, and every part uninhabitable, yet large and 
comparatively perfect portions of the principal buildings 
are left (landing, the plain fubftantial walls of which are 
covered with thick maffes of luxuriant ivy. The great 
hall towards the fouth is plain both within and without, 
and appears never to have been richly ornamented ; but 
the arches of its windows and doors have well-carved 
mouldings, and an arched parapet extended round the 
building. The original entrance-gateway is entire, ex¬ 
cepting its roof. The lower part has a modern inclofure, 
and is ufed for the purpofes of a (hed. But the mod or¬ 
namental portion of thefe ruins is the chapel, a (liort dif¬ 
tance from the north-eall angle of the hall, which ftill re¬ 
tains its eaft window with the tracery uninjured. To¬ 
wards the ea!l end of the hall is the kitchen, with a large 
circular chimney, ftrongly maintaining its erebt pofition 
above the ruins of furrounding walls. There are nume¬ 
rous other offices and buildings diftributed over a large 
unevenarea of ruins; but none areornamented more than, 
and few of them fo much as, thofe deferibed : from which 
it appears that this noble palace, when perfeft, had but 
little architectural decoration to enrich its fpacious walls, 
and was greatly inferior to the refidence in the city, 
though perhaps fuperior to any other of the epifcopal 
palaces. 
Stackpool-court, the feat of lord Cawdor, alfo deferves- 
mention. It is built on the fcite of a former caftellated 
ftruiiture, and is certainly one of the mod fplendid mo¬ 
dern manfions in Wales. It has two fronts, and is fur- 
rounded by very extenfive and well-wooded pleafure- 
grounds, which are further adorned by a beautiful lake, 
and mod luxuriant gardens. The eftuary of Stackpool 
being the only fafe and commodious landing-place on 
this coall, it was much frequented by the predatory 
chieftains of ancient times, and particularly by earl 
Harold, fome of whofe fuccefles are fuppofed to be com¬ 
memorated by three large upright (tones, which are fixed 
here at the diftance of about a mile from each other. 
Beauties of England and Wales. Wilkes's Britifh Direct 
tun/. Oldfield's liepr. Hifi. Gent. Mag. April 1820. 
PEMBROKESHIRE, one of the fouthern counties 
of Wales, is bounded on the fouth by the Briftol Chan¬ 
nel, on the weft and north by St. George’s Channel, and 
on the north-eaft and eaft by the counties of Cardigan 
and Caermarthen. It is irregular in its form, and deeply 
interfered throughout its extenfive coaft by bays and 
havens. Its extreme length from north to fouth is about 
35 miles, and its greateft breadth from eaft to weft 29. 
According to the mod accurate furveys, its fuperficial 
content amounts to 335,600 acres. According to the 
population report of 1811, this county is divided into 
the hundreds of Caftle-Martyn, Dewifland, Dungleddy, 
ICemefs, Kilgerron, Narberth, and Roofe; and contains 
the city of St. David, and three towns, Pembroke, Ha¬ 
ve rford wed, and Tenby: it alfo comprifes 142 parifhes, 
and 3 hamlets. The number of houfes in 1811 was dated 
to be 13,024, inhabited by 60,615 perfons, viz. 27,453 
males, and 33,162 females. The population in 1821 had 
increafed to 74,009 perfons. The amount of affeflinenc 
under the property-tax in 1806 was 322,700k and the 
amount of money raifed for the maintenance of the 
poor in 1803, was 13,213k at the rate of 11s. 8|d. in the 
pound. The average fcale of mortality, according to the 
regiftered 
