page_title: Llanwnda, Pembrokeshire
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Llanwnda, Pembrokeshire / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Still surviving... Tattered Welsh bible of 1620 in Llanwnda church is said to have been rescued from the hands of French invaders in 1797 - they made off with a silver chalice instead.
context_page_description: Llanwnda is a rural village and parish to the north of the Welsh county of Pembrokeshire and part of the community of Pencaer. It lies some two miles northwest of the port of Fishguard and is inside the boundaries of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
context_section_description: Ancient and ritualistic remains are scattered about the area of the parish, indicating occupation from prehistoric times.
  The hamlet of Trefasser, according to topographer Samuel Lewis, was stated to be the birthplace of Asser, the biographer of the 9th century king of Wessex, Alfred the Great. In about 1076, forces of north and south Wales met in battle, with the north Welsh victorious. Lewis also noted that Gerald of Wales was incumbent in the parish for a time in the 12th century.
  To the north of the village is the rocky outcrop of Garnwnda, which was the site of a French soldiers' camp during the Battle of Fishguard in 1797. A tattered Welsh Bible of 1620, in Llanwnda church, is said to have been rescued from the hands of the French invaders.
  On the north side of Garnwnda is a prominent cromlech excavated by John Fenton in 1847.
caption: 1620 Welsh Bible
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