Wiston, Pembrokeshire

Wiston
Wiston is located in Pembrokeshire
Wiston
Wiston
Location within Pembrokeshire
Population1,097 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceSN0215018049
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHaverfordwest
Postcode districtSA62
Dialling code01437
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Pembrokeshire
51°49′34″N 4°52′23″W / 51.826°N 4.873°W / 51.826; -4.873
Field near Longlands, Wiston
Wiston Church

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.

  1. ^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. ^ Riley, Jack (10 April 2022). "Ten commonly mispronounced place names in Pembrokeshire". Western Telegraph. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  3. ^ Owen, George, The Description of Penbrokeshire by George Owen of Henllys Lord of Kemes, Henry Owen (Ed), London, 1892