Coedcanlas

Coedcanlas
Coedcanlas
Coedcanlas shown within Pembrokeshire
OS grid reference	SN008088
Principal area	Pembrokeshire
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire
Welsh Assembly	Preseli Pembrokeshire
List of places UK Wales Pembrokeshire 51°44′N 4°53′W / 51.74°N 4.89°W / 51.74; -4.89Coordinates: 51°44′N 4°53′W / 51.74°N 4.89°W / 51.74; -4.89

Coedcanlas is a hamlet and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on the eastern shore of the Daugleddau estuary, 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Pembroke. It is part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The parish, together with the parishes of Martletwy, Minwear, Newton North and Lawrenny, constitutes the community of Martletwy.

The placename is a Welsh placename and means "Cynlas's wood", Cynlas being a Welsh personal name. It was once important for export of limestone, but today it consists only of a few farms. Part of Little England beyond Wales, it has been essentially English-speaking for 900 years.

The parish had an area of 341 Ha. Its census populations were: 152 (1801): 167 (1851): 85 (1901): 69 (1951): 32 (1981).

The percentage of Welsh speakers was 11 (1891): 3 (1931): 0 (1971).

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