THE HAVENS COMMUNITY
"HASGUARD, a parish in the hundred of RHÔS, county of PEMBROKE, SOUTH WALES, 4 1/2 miles (N.W. by W.) from Milford, containing 106 inhabitants. This parish is pleasantly situated in the western part of the county, and nearly in the centre of the peninsula which separates Milford haven from St. Bride's bay. The lands are all enclosed and cultivated, and the soil is generally productive; but the surrounding scenery, though pleasingly varied, is not distinguished by any peculiarity of feature.
The views from the higher grounds embrace some fine prospects over the adjacent country, having in the distance St. Bride's bay on the north, and Milford haven on the south. The living is a discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of St. David's, rated in the king's books at £18. 6. 6., and in the patronage of the King, as Prince of Wales. The church, dedicated to St. Peter, is not remarkable for any architectural details of importance. The average annual expenditure for the support of the poor is £100.12."
From A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1833).
"Site Description
Parish church of medieval origin; chancel rebuilt in the C19th. Church closed in 1979. RCAHMW record by A.J. Parkinson in 1991. Acquired by Pembrokeshire Coast National Park in 1997. Photographed by RCAHMW in April 2003 before the site became a 'controlled ruin' with the removal of the roof. The recent history of the church is summarised in a conservation plan dated Oct. 2002 (copy in NMRW). (2003.12.18/RCAHMW/RFS)
Additional material is contained in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park 'Conservation Plan for St Peter's Church' (October 2002). Plans and sections as existing and as proposed (October 2002) have also been donated by the National Park, and are filed in the Emergency Recording Collection under NPRN 300441. (2004.04.12/RCAHMW/RFS)"
From the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales website:
(http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/300441/details/ST+PETER'S+CHURCH,+HASGUARD/)
