THE HAVENS COMMUNITY
A Ghostly Tale
Walton West, according to the history books even has its own ghost. The story goes that a lady was killed as she walked home one evening in stormy conditions as a passing cart hit her. She is said to be a witch.
The Old School House
The Old School House built in 1837 for 100 children and later expanded. On the grounds there is an old well that used to be used by Monks travelling across land towards St Davids. When sea conditions were bad landings were made in the Haven to avoid the fast flowing water of the Goose Race. These wells were situated across the countryside from Monks Haven to St Davids and used as resting place
The Church, Dedicated To All Saints
"The short west tower with an impossibly low doorway to its staircase in a SW turret is C14th. The font* is of c.1200. The nave and chancel were also of that period but have been rebuilt above the foundations. There is a tiny female effigy. In the Lady Chapel is a rounded C10th stone bearing a cross".
(Slater p76)· TYPICAL Norman style font found in Pembs (round or square bowls, with scalloping on a cylindrical System).
C18th SPCK Charity school listed but had ceased to function by 1845.
"WALTON (WEST), a parish in the hundred of RHÔS, county of PEMBROKE, SOUTH WALES, 6 miles (W. by S.) from Haverfordwest, containing 411 inhabitants. This parish is situated upon the coast of St. Bride's bay, by which it is bounded on the west. The surrounding country is destitute of beauty, but the view over the bay is enlivened by the passing and repassing of vessels. The living is a discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of St.David's, rated in the king's books at £6. 13. 4., and endowed with £400 royal bounty. The church is not entitled to architectural notice. The average annual expenditure for the support of the poor is £76. 8." [From A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (S. Lewis, 1833).]
