Begelly

Begelly
Parish church of St Mary
Begelly
Begelly shown within Pembrokeshire
OS grid reference	SN1107
Community	Kilgetty/Begelly
Principal area	Pembrokeshire
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
List of places UK Wales Pembrokeshire 51°44′N 4°44′W / 51.73°N 4.73°W / 51.73; -4.73Coordinates: 51°44′N 4°44′W / 51.73°N 4.73°W / 51.73; -4.73

Begelly (Welsh: Begeli) is a village and parish in south Pembrokeshire, Wales, 7 km north of Tenby. The parish includes the hamlet of Thomas Chapel 51°44′36″N 4°44′42″W / 51.74333°N 4.74500°W / 51.74333; -4.74500 and has a web of small settlements associated with the 19th century anthracite mining industry. The parish, together with the parish of Reynalton and part (Kilgetty) of St. Issells, constitutes the community and ward of Kilgetty/Begelly, which had a population of 2,011 in 2001, with 11% Welsh speakers.

The placename appears to be Welsh, meaning "Bugail's territory".

Part of Little England beyond Wales, it has been essentially English-speaking for 900 years. The parish had an area of 1021 ha (3.94 mi²). Its census populations were: 354 (1801): 779 (1851): 445 (1901): 346 (1951): 500 (1981).

The percentage of Welsh speakers was 3.5 (1891): 5.0 (1931): 4.5 (1971).

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