Crinow
| Crinow | |
| Welsh: Crynwedd | |
 Crinow church |
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  Crinow |
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| OS grid reference | SN127144 |
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| Community | Narberth |
| Principal area | Pembrokeshire |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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Coordinates: 51°48′N 4°43′W / 51.80°N 4.72°W
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.
Name
The derivation of the placenames (English and Welsh) is obscure.[1]
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).
References
- ↑ Charles, B. G., The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, pp 485