River Cleddau
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The River Cleddau (Welsh: Afon Cleddau) consists of the Eastern and Western Cleddau rivers in Pembrokeshire, west Wales. They unite to form the Daugleddau estuary and the important harbour of Milford Haven.
River Cleddau | |
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Native name | Afon Cleddau (Welsh) |
Location | |
Country | Wales |
County | Pembrokeshire |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Preseli Hills |
Mouth | Irish Sea |
The name of the combined estuary – the Daugleddau – means “the two Cleddaus”.[1] The name Cleddau, whilst seeming to be a plural ('-au' generally denotes plurality in Welsh) comes from the Welsh word cleddyf meaning 'sword' and refers perhaps to the manner in which both rivers are incised into the landscape of Pembrokeshire.[2] A number of former Anglican parishes in the area have been combined to form the modern Church in Wales parish of Daugleddau in the Diocese of St Davids.[3]