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LOVESTON

Parish based sketch map of the hundred

"LOVESTON, a parish in the hundred of NARBERTH, county of PEMBROKE, SOUTH WALES, 5 miles (S.S.W.) from Narberth, containing 180 inhabitants. This parish, which is situated in the south-eastern part of the county, and intersected by the turnpike road leading from Pembroke to Carmarthen, comprises a moderate extent of arable and pasture land, the whole of which is enclosed and cultivated. The soil is fertile and productive: the substratum of the parish is stone coal of good quality, but it is not at present worked; and only a small quantity of culm is raised, sufficient for the immediate supply of the inhabitants. The living is a discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of St. David's rated in the king's books at £4. 5. 5., endowed with £600 royal bounty, and in the patronage of Earl Cawdor. The average annual expenditure for the maintenance of the poor is £57. 11." [From A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1833).]

• Census
• Church History
• Church Records
• Description and Travel
• Maps

Census

The 1851 census for this parish has been indexed by Dyfed Family History Society.

Census Returns for this parish have the following LDS Call Numbers:

• 1841 Census - 0464344
• 1851 Census - 0104232
• 1861 Census - 0543242
• 1871 Census - 0850852
• 1881 Census - 1342302
• 1891 Census - 6099636

Church History

Some church and chapel data from The Religious census of 1851 : A Calendar of the returns relating to Wales, Vol 1, South Wales. Ed. by   I.G Jones, & D. Williams. UWP,   Cardiff, 1976. The names are those of the informants

• Loveston Parish Church                 James Dalton, Curate, St Issell's, Tenby

Parish entry for Loveston with Yerbeston from The Welsh Church Year Book, 1929 (Cd by Archive CD Books).

• Parish Church
• &
• St Lawrence (Yerbeston)
• Incumbent and Curates; B A Jones
• Rural Deanery of Narberth
• Acreage 1,249 & 1,252; Population 154

Church Records

Parish registers: Christenings (1791-1977), Marriages (1783-1957), Burials (1791-1977) at Pem.RO

Copy ts PR/BT (1799-1836) at Pem.RO

Bishops' Transcripts, covering the period (1799-1820, 1823-36, 1838-64, 1866-9, 1871-3, 1876, 1878, 1880, 1884-5, 1888, 1890-1, 1893-9, 1901-2, 1907-9) are at the National Library of Wales, and have been microfilmed by the LDS - Call Number: 0105187.

See Bap/Mar/Bur data on  FreeReg

Nonconformist Chapels:

• Bethel Baptist chapel, Loveston     SN07730882              Present church formed 1906 having been first built 1867 and rebuilt 1901.   Still open 1998  Coflein                  On Dyfed FHS         

Dyfed FHS have published a series of indexes of baptisms, marriages and burials from Pembrokeshire hundreds for various periods.

Description and Travel

Places, villages, farms etc within Loveston parish  as shown on the online parish map from the CD of  Historic Parishes of England and Wales: an Electronic Map of Boundaries before 1850 with a Gazetteer and Metadata [computer file]. (Kain, R.J.P., Oliver, R.R.).  (Extracted by Barry Johnson)

• Loveston (130);  Dinaston, Loveston, Martin Hill, Moor Fm.

Maps

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[Gareth Hicks: 30 Dec 2012]

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