Wisemans Bridge
| Wisemans Bridge | |
 The bridge at Wisemans Bridge |
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  Wisemans Bridge |
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| OS grid reference | SN144062 |
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| Community | Amroth |
| Principal area | Pembrokeshire |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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Coordinates: 51°43′N 4°41′W / 51.72°N 4.69°W
Wisemans Bridge is a small hamlet and holiday resort on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path between Amroth and Saundersfoot in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is part of the community and parish of Amroth.[1]
History
In the 19th century local high-quality coal was shipped out of Wisemans Bridge in vessels of 50 or 60 tons.[2] The footpath linking Wisemans Bridge and Coppet Hall beach was once a railway track used to transport coal to Saundersfoot Harbour.[3][4]
In 1943, Winston Churchill visited the area as the allies practised for the D Day landings.[5]
References
- ↑ Pembrokeshire County Council Community review
- ↑ "GENUKI: Amroth". Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ Visit Saundersfoot
- ↑ "Old Saundersfoot" by Roscoe Howells
- ↑ Amroth & District Community Association
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