In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described St Issells like this:
ISSELS (ST.), a village and a parish in Narberth district, Pembroke. The village stands on Carmarthen Bay, 3 miles N of Tenby r. station; and is a resort for sea bathing. The parish comprises 3, 740 acres of land, and 90 of water. Post town, Tenby. Real property, £9, 549; of which £4, 743 are in mines. ...
Pop. in 1851, 1, 784; in 1861, 2, 022. Houses, 403. The increase of pop. arose from resort for sea bathing, from the opening of a coal mine, and from the establishment of a blast furnace for iron. The property is divided among a few. Kilgetty was a seat of the Pictons, and is now a farmhouse. An export trade, in minerals, is carried on at Saundersfoot Pier. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £114.* Patron, the Chapter of St. Davids. The church is small; has a tall square tower; and was recently in very bad condition. There is an endowed school, with £15 a year.
St Issells through time
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GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of St Issells in Pembrokeshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
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Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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