In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Puncheston like this:
PUNCHESTON, a parish in Haverfordwest district, Pembroke; on the river Cleddau, under the Precellymountains, 6½ miles S E of Fishguard, and 7 N N W of Clarbeston-Road r. station. Post-town, Fishguard, under Haverfordwest. Acres, 1, 725. Real property, £947. Pop., 231. Houses, 57. Traces of an ancient camp are at Castell-Mael. The living is a rectory in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £101.* Patron, the Rev. J. W. James. Gambold, author of a " Welsh and Latin Dictionary, " was rector. A fair is held on the second Monday after 22 Nov.
Puncheston through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Puncheston in Pembrokeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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