Casnewydd Bach

Casnewydd Bach (English: Little Newcastle) is a village, parish[1] and former civil parish[2] in the community of Puncheston in Pembrokeshire, Wales. A map of 1578 shows the parish as Newcastle.[3]

Casnewydd Bach
Casnewydd Bach
Location within Pembrokeshire
OS grid referenceSM980290
Community
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHaverfordwest
Postcode districtSA62
Dialling code01348
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
  • Preseli Pembrokeshire
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
  • Preseli Pembrokeshire

Bartholomew Roberts

The village has attracted attention as the birthplace of the pirate Bartholomew Roberts (Barti Ddu), who was born in the village in 1682. [4] Roberts is the most successful pirate of the Golden Age of Piracy, and is noted for creating a Pirate Code, and adopting an early variant of the Skull and Crossbones flag.

There is a monument to him in the village.[5]

St Peter's Church

St Peter's Church has medieval origins, but was heavily restored in 1870. It is now notable for its collection of modern stained glass windows, commissioned from 1990 onwards.[6] The church is now part of the United Benefice of West Cemaes.[7]

References
  1. "GENUKI: Parish map 38". Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. Great Britain Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, Little Newcastle CP/AP. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
  3. "Penbrok comitat". Archived from the original on 23 October 2021. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  4. Laughton, John Knox (1896). "Roberts, Bartholomew" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 48. p. 375.
  5. "Black Bart memorial on the green, Little Newcastle". geograph.org. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  6. "=St Peter's Church, Little Newcastle (421245)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  7. "United Benefice of West Cemaes". The Church in Wales. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

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