Burton, Pembrokeshire

Burton is a small village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales, set on a hill overlooking the River Cleddau with views of the estuary to the south, east and west. The community includes the village of Hill Mountain.^[2]

Burton
St Mary's Church
Burton Location within Pembrokeshire
Population	1,213 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SM984056
Principal area	Pembrokeshire
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HAVERFORDWEST
Postcode district	SA62
Post town	MILFORD HAVEN
Postcode district	SA73
Dialling code	01639
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire
List of places UK Wales Pembrokeshire 51°42′41″N 4°55′08″W Map of the community

History

In 1844, the population of the parish was 846^[3] and included several scattered settlements to the north.^[4]

Worship

The parish church of St Mary's is a grade II* listed building.^[5][6]

There are two places of worship: one for Baptists, and one for Wesleyan Methodists.^[3]

Castle

Benton Castle is a Grade II* listed building.^[7] It was originally a 13th-century fortification, later falling into ruin, and subsequently stabilised and converted to a dwelling in the 20th century.^[8]

Local Government

The village has an elected community council and gives its name to an electoral ward of Pembrokeshire County Council. The electoral ward of Burton covers the community of Rosemarket. Since reorganisation in 1995 the ward has mainly been held by Independent councillors, although it was briefly held by the Conservatives after the 1999 election. The total population of the above ward at the 2011 census was 1826^[9]