Trecwn

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Trecwn
Trecwn is located in Pembrokeshire
Trecwn
Trecwn
Location within Pembrokeshire
OS grid referenceSM 96691 32638
• Cardiff107 mi (172 km)
Community
Principal area
Ceremonial county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHAVERFORDWEST
Postcode districtSA62
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
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UK
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Pembrokeshire
51°57′18″N 4°57′37″W / 51.954969°N 4.960174°W / 51.954969; -4.960174Coordinates: 51°57′18″N 4°57′37″W / 51.954969°N 4.960174°W / 51.954969; -4.960174

Trecwn (Welsh: Trecŵn [trɛˈkuːn]) is a village in Pembrokeshire, west Wales, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) east of the A40 (Fishguard to Haverfordwest) road in the community of Scleddau.[1] It is in the parish of Llanstinan.[2]

History[]

The history of Trecwn in the 18th and 19th centuries is linked with the Barham family, who funded the building of the school in 1877. Barham Memorial School, a Grade II listed building,[3][4] closed in 2001 following the closure of the armaments depot (see below) a few years before.[5] Joseph Foster Barham (1759–1832) and his son Charles Henry Foster Barham (1808–1878) were both members of parliament, Joseph for Stockbridge, Hampshire, and Charles for Appleby.[6][7]

Trecwn was a community in its own right until 2007; however, the population had decreased significantly from 366 to 260 in the years 1980 to 2006, so it was merged into the community of Scleddau from 3 May 2012.[8]

Church[]

The Llanstinan parish church of St Justinian is a Grade II* listed building of mediaeval origin, rebuilt in the 19th century.[9][10]

Armaments depot[]

Main article: RNAD Trecwn

RNAD Trecwn is a decommissioned 1100-acre (450 ha) Royal Navy Armaments Depot. It was closed in 1995 with the loss of 500 jobs.[11] Omega Pacific in 1998 tentatively proposed the site could be used for storing low-level nuclear waste, a plan shelved owing to public opposition. In 2001 German company EBV suggested using the site for weapons reclamation.[12][13] In 2003 the owners announced that the tenanted homes on the site would be sold on the open market.[11]

Plans submitted by The Valley (Pembrokeshire) Ltd to build a 25-megawatt biomass energy plant on the site were conditionally approved in 2015,[14] but by August 2018 work, with the promise of 40 jobs, had not been started by current owners Manhattan Loft Corporation, leading to questions by the local councillor.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Welsh Statutory Instruments 2011 No. 683 (W.101) Local Government, Wales The Pembrokeshire (Communities) Order 2011" (PDF). UK Stationery Office. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  2. ^ "GENUKI: Llanstinan". Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  3. ^ "British Listed Buildings: Barham Memorial School". Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  4. ^ Cadw. "Barham Memorial School (Grade II) (15876)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Barham Primary School". Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  6. ^ "History of Parliament: Joseph Foster Barham". Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  7. ^ "History of Parliament: Charles Henry Foster Barham". Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  8. ^ "WELSH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2011 No. 683 (W.101) LOCAL GOVERNMENT,WALES The Pembrokeshire(Communities)Order 2011" (PDF). Legislation.gov.uk. UK Stationery Office. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Listed Buildings in Scleddau, Pembrokeshire, Wales". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
  10. ^ Cadw. "Church of St Justinian (Grade II*) (20818)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Trecwn family homes to be sold". BBC. 23 December 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  12. ^ "Germans plan depot takeover". BBC. 1 July 2001. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  13. ^ "Plans for power station at ex-armaments depot approved". BBC. 24 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  14. ^ "Planners say yes to £80m biomass project at Trecwn former armament depot". Western Telegraph. 25 March 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  15. ^ "Talks call over future of Trecwn's 'secret' arms depot". BBC News. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.

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