Rosemarket

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by 217.43.184.106 (talk) at 05:15, 21 May 2008 (+cy). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Rosemarket is a village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

The name means "market in the hundred of Roose (Welsh: Rhôs)"[1]. It was a marcher borough founded by the Knights Hospitaller in the 12th century. Owen, in 1603, described it as one of nine Pembrokeshire "boroughs in decay"[2]. The church, like many in Roose, is dedicated to the local St Ismael. The village has a medieval dovecote [3], and a large hillfort.


References

  1. ^ Charles, B. G., The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, p 628
  2. ^ Owen, George, The Description of Penbrokshire by George Owen of Henllys Lord of Kemes, Henry Owen (Ed), London, 1892
  3. ^ Dovecote in MyPembrokeshire

See also

51°44′08″N 4°59′57″W / 51.73556°N 4.99917°W / 51.73556; -4.99917