Manorbier
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  Manorbier Location withinPembrokeshire | |
| Population | 1,327 (2011)[1] |
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| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | TENBY |
| Postcode district | SA70 |
| Dialling code | 01834 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
51°38′45″N4°47′48″W / 51.6459°N 4.7966°W /51.6459; -4.7966  Map of the community | |
Manorbier (/ˌmænərˈbɪər/;Welsh:Maenorbŷr[mɑɨnɔrˈbɨːr]) is a village,community andparish on the south coast ofPembrokeshire, Wales. The name means the 'Manor ofPŷr'. The community includesJameston,Lydstep andManorbier Newton.
Anelectoral ward with the same name exists. It stretches inland toSt Florence and at the 2011 Census, the population was 2,083.[2] The area is served by theWest Wales Line stopping atManorbier railway station.
Manorbier is within thePembrokeshire Coast National Park and is a popular tourist attraction withManorbier Castle, St James's Church, the sandy beach, cliffs, and part of theWales Coast Path.
Fossils can be found along the stream bed, although some are of poor quality, and along the cliffs to the side of the beach the rock formations are revealed as vertical beds. The evidence of early human habitation consists of manyflintmicroliths from theMesolithic andNeolithic ages, housed in local museums. Thecromlech known as theKing's Quoit is south of Manorbier bay and beach.
Later evidence points to occupation of The Dak with the finding of a perforatedmace head as well asBronze Ageburial mounds on the Ridgeway. Fortifications also seem to have been prominent including anIron Age enclosure near Manorbier station and the site of amultivallate, meaning multiple ditches,promontory fort at Old Castle Head where there are remains of hut platforms within the ditches. A well-restoredlime kiln is in Mud Lane behind the castle. To the east of Manorbier, on the side of the road to Lydstep, is an area ofstrip lynchets dating to earlyAnglo Saxon times and perhaps as early as theBronze Age.
TheNorman knight Odo de Barri was granted the lands of Manorbier,Penally andBegelly in gratitude for his military help in conquering Pembrokeshire after 1103. The firstManorbier Castle wasmotte and bailey style, with the stone walls being added in the next century by later Normans.
St James's parish church dates from the 12th century and is a Grade Ilisted building.[3] A large number of other buildings and structures in the parish are listed.[4]
From 1933 to 1 September 1946, a mixedcivil andmilitary airfield was operational. DuringWorld War II it was aRoyal Air Force airfield,RAF Manorbier.[5] The site is now a firing range employed by theRoyal Artillery as a testing range for high-velocity missiles.
Manorbier railway station on thePembroke Dock branch of theWest Wales Line is operated byTransport for Wales Rail, who also manage the station. Trains stop here on request every two hours in each direction, westwards toPembroke Dock and eastwards toTenby,Whitland,Carmarthen andSwansea.
Manorbier istwinned withVernou-la-Celle-sur-Seine, France.
Manorbier travel guide from Wikivoyage