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Castlemartin Hundred51°39′25″N 4°52′55″W / 51.657°N 4.882°W
Castlemartin was one of seven ancient hundreds in Pembrokeshire, Wales. HistoryInitially created by the Marcher Lords of Pembroke in the 14th century from the western part of the pre-Norman cantref of Penfro, Castlemartin Hundred was confirmed by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542.[1]: 671 Samuel Lewis, in his Topographical Dictionary of Wales notes:
Lewis believed the hundred, and the parish of the same name, derived from Martin of Tours.[2] The ruins of an ancient fort exist at Warren,[3] as do several other ancient British and Danish remains along the coast.[4] Castlemartin Training Area, an artillery range, occupies part of the former hundred.[3] Location and demographyThe hundred's capital was at Pembroke. Since then it has been mostly English-speaking, and a part of west Wales formerly referred to as Little England beyond Wales, with the majority of its settlements retaining their English names.[3] It comprised 21 parishes.[5] Some of the area lies within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. References
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