Cof Cymru: National Historic Assets of Wales · Wales
Churchyard wall at St. David's Church, enclosing churchyard on S & E sides
Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales
The record
- Designation
- Listed building, Grade II
- Broad class
- Religious, Ritual and Funerary
- Date of designation
- 1 July 1974
- Locality
- Prendergast
- Town
- Haverfordwest
- Community
- Haverfordwest
- Unitary authority
- Pembrokeshire
- Country
- Wales
- Coordinates
- 51.80827, -4.96509
- Cadw reference
- 12040
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1608 "(13) Cambriae Typus." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Cadw's description
Location
Surrounding the churchyard at the Church of Saint David in Church Lane.
History
C19 churchyard wall to large churchyard. The churchyard contains the prominent memorials to the Stokes and Samson families of Scotchwell including John Lord Stokes (died 1885), his wife Lousia (died 1899), Louis Samson (died 1925) and Sir Edward Marlay Samson KC (died 1949).
Exterior
Churchyard wall of rubble stone with rendered coping. Inset at SE corner with low rubble wall and plain iron railings flanking pair of grey limestone stone gate piers with pyramid caps. Double gates with arrow-shaped finials and dog bars. Modern overthrow with lamp.
Reason for designation
Included for group value with the church of St David.
Nearby in the register
- Church of Saint DavidReligious, Ritual and Funeraryunder 1 mi
- PenrhiwllanDomesticunder 1 mi
- Ty TwtDomesticunder 1 mi
- MilestoneTransportunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.