Saundersfoot

Coordinates: 51°42′41″N 4°42′00″W / 51.711389°N 4.70°W / 51.711389; -4.70

Saundersfoot
Saundersfoot harbour and village
Saundersfoot  Saundersfoot shown within Pembrokeshire
Population	2,784 [1]
OS grid reference	SN136048
Principal area	Pembrokeshire
Ceremonial county	Dyfed
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Saundersfoot
Postcode district	SA69
Dialling code	01834
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
List of places UK Wales Pembrokeshire

Saundersfoot is a community in Pembrokeshire, west Wales. It is a seaside resort, and along with nearby Tenby, is one of the most visited Welsh holiday destinations. Saundersfoot lies in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path.

History [edit]

Saundersfoot was known in medieval Wales as Llanussyllt and after the Norman conquest as St Issels (sometimes Issells), both after the parish church dedicated to the Welsh Saint Issel. Its bishop or abbot was considered one of the seven principal clerics of Dyfed under medieval Welsh law.^[2] In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson described the village and parish as St Issells in his Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales.^[3]

The present church lies in a dingle to the north of the present centre.

Harbour and railways [edit]

The harbour was built in 1829 by the Saundersfoot Railway and Harbour Company^[4] for the export of anthracite coal from the many mines in the area, although coal was exported from the beach for centuries before this. The village grew up to serve the port which by 1837 had five jetties handling coal and iron ore and subsequently pig iron and firebricks from local sources. The course of the tramway from Bonville's Court mine bisects the village and ends at the jetty. The tramway from Amroth forms the sea front. The industry finally faded away in the early years of the twentieth century, and the village took advantage of the nearby Saundersfoot railway station to attract tourists from eastern Wales and England.

Sports and recreation [edit]

Saundersfoot has a King George's Field in memorial to King George V.

Saundersfoot was one of six broadband "not-spots" in Wales - communities without high-speed internet access. In December 2008, the Welsh Assembly Government, in conjunction with BT, confirmed that coverage in these areas would soon be upgraded to bring them into line with the rest of the UK.^[5]

Places of interest [edit]

There are several pubs and clubs located in the centre of Saundersfoot such as 'The Captains Table', 'The Royal Oak', 'The Mulberry', 'The Hean', 'Mermaid On The Strand' and 'The Deck'.

Saundersfoot is also renowned locally for a charitable New Years Day Swim sponsored by local businesses.

Local attractions include Heatherton Adventure Park, Tenby Dinosaur Park, Oakwood and Folly Farm.

References [edit]

External links [edit]

• Saundersfoot at the Open Directory Project

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