Pentlepoir is a village in Pembrokeshire, Wales, approximately 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) south of Kilgetty and 1 mile (1.6 km) west of Saundersfoot. The A478 passes through the village.
  Pentlepoir Location within Pembrokeshire | |
| Population | 1,540 (2001)[1] |
|---|---|
| Community | |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | SAUNDERSFOOT |
| Postcode district | SA69 |
| Dialling code | 01834 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
Governance
editThe village is part of the East Williamston community. A 2007 review recommended dividing the community into two wards, one of which is designated as the Pentlepoir ward. The review noted that over 180 new residential buildings were built between 1987 and 2007 in Pentlepoir and Wooden, comprising 3 out of every 4 new residential building in the community over the period.[2]
Demographics
editAt the 2001 census, the population of Pentlepoir along with the adjacent hamlet of Wooden was 1540.[1] In 2011 it was at least 1,200.[3]
Education
editA school was present in the village from 1877[4] until August 2007.[5] Following the closure of the school, primary school pupils instead attend the primary school in nearby Stepaside.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b "2001 Census Population Figures". Pembrokeshire County Council. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Community Ref. 18 – EAST WILLIAMSTON", Pembrokeshire County Council: REVIEW OF COMMUNITIES, archived from the original on 27 May 2024
- ^ UK Census (2011). "Local Area Report – pentlepoir population (W37000087)". Nomis. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
- ^ "The Saundersfoot School Board". The Cardiff Times. David Duncan and William Ward. 7 July 1877. hdl:10107/3388545.
- ^ "AM dismayed at Minister's decision to close school". Tenby Observer. 26 January 2007.
- ^ "Another school set to close". Tenby Observer. 18 April 2006.