NOLTON

"NOLTON, a parish in the hundred of Roose, county Pembroke, 5 miles N.W. of Haverfordwest, its post town, and 9 from Milford. The parish, which is of small extent, is situated on St. Bride's Bay, near Nolton Haven. It contains the village of Druwson, or Druidstown, at which place is an enclosure, called "Druidston Chapel." A portion of the inhabitants are employed in the stone-quarries. The living is a rectory* in the diocese of St. David's, value £154. The church is dedicated to St. Madoc. The parochial charities produce about £38 per annum, which goes to the support of Grant's school."

"DREWSON, a village in the parish of Nolton, in the county of Pembroke, 5 miles W. of Haverfordwest."

[Transcribed from The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland 1868]
by Colin Hinson ©2018