| River Cleddau | |
|---|---|
 The Western Cleddau in Haverfordwest Town Centre | |
| Native name | Afon Cleddau (Welsh) |
| Location | |
| Country | Wales |
| County | Pembrokeshire |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Western Cleddau |
| • location | Penysgwarne, Pembrokeshire |
| 2nd source | Eastern Cleddau |
| • location | Waun Cleddau, Preseli Hills, Pembrokeshire |
| Mouth | Celtic Sea |
• location | Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire |
The River Cleddau (Welsh: Afon Cleddau) consists of the Eastern and Western Cleddau rivers in Pembrokeshire, west Wales. They unite to form the Daugleddau estuary and the important harbour of Milford Haven.
The name of the combined estuary – the Daugleddau – means “the two Cleddaus”.[1] The name Cleddau, whilst seeming to be a plural ('-au' generally denotes plurality in Welsh) comes from the Welsh word cleddyf meaning 'sword' and refers perhaps to the manner in which both rivers are incised into the landscape of Pembrokeshire.[2] A number of former Anglican parishes in the area have been combined to form the modern Church in Wales parish of Daugleddau in the Diocese of St Davids.[3]
- ^ Charles, B. G, The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, Vol 1, pp. 6–7
- ^ Owen, H. W. & Morgan, R. 2007 Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales Gomer Press, Ceredigion
- ^ "The Church in Wales: Daugleddau". Retrieved 16 May 2020.