Jeffreyston
Jeffreyston (also known as Jeffreston) is a village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire. Jeffreyston lies on the B4586 road about northwest of the main A477 St Clears to Pembroke road; the nearest town is Tenby about to the southeast. Community As well as Jeffreyston itself, the predominantly rural and agricultural community includes the settlements of Cresselly, Cresswell Quay, Loveston and Yerbeston. In 2011 the community's population was 574. Cresselly The name Cresselly probably originated as Croes Elli. Cresswell Quay On the Cresswell River which flows into Milford Haven Waterway, Cresswell Quay has been a loading port for coal mined in the area for centuries; remains of the quays can still be seen. The settlement is marked (as Creswel) on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire. To the north, on the left bank of the river, are the ruins of Cresswell Castle. Loveston Loveston has its own church. Loveston pit disaster in 1936, in which seven colliers were drowned, brought an end to mining in the area. Parish As well as Jeffreyston village, the parish includes the settlements of Cresselly and Cresswell Quay. The parish church is dedicated to St Jeffrey and St Oswald and is a Grade II* listed building.