Wiston
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  Wiston Location within Pembrokeshire | |
| Population | 1,097 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SN0215018049 |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Haverfordwest |
| Postcode district | SA62 |
| Dialling code | 01437 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Wiston (/ˈwɪsən/;[2] Welsh: Cas-wis) is a village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the United Kingdom. It was once a marcher borough. George Owen, in 1603, described it as one of nine Pembrokeshire "boroughs in decay".[3] It continued as a constituent parliamentary borough (voting as part of the borough seat of Pembroke) until the end of the 19th century.
It is overlooked by Wiston Castle.
The community of Wiston includes the village plus Clarbeston, Clarbeston Road and Walton East.
- ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ^ Riley, Jack (10 April 2022). "Ten commonly mispronounced place names in Pembrokeshire". Western Telegraph. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Owen, George, The Description of Penbrokeshire by George Owen of Henllys Lord of Kemes, Henry Owen (Ed), London, 1892