Cold Blow

The hamlet lies on the B4315 road between Princes Gate and Templeton in rural south Pembrokeshire near a junction with the B4314, an early route (now a minor road) to Narberth. There is a mixture of new and old houses and a caravan site.^{[citation needed][1][2]}

From 1787 Cold Blow would have been known to travellers on the Ireland mail coach from London and Bristol which passed through the hamlet on the way to Milford Haven.^[3]

The road through Cold Blow (then referred to as Coldblowgate) was a turnpike when Richard Fenton mentioned it in 1811.^[4] In 1822 it was listed as a notable crossroads^[5] and an early 19th-century milestone near Cold Blow carrying painted cast-iron plates has been Grade II listed by Cadw.^[6][7]

Leigh's Guide to Wales in 1835 describes Cold Blow:

Consists of only a few houses. It is said to derive its name from the coldness of the wind usually felt there.

The local inn was the Windsor Castle.^[8] The hamlet, but not the inn, is mentioned in an 1840 travel guide.^[9]

While Cold Blow is now in the local government community and parish of Templeton; it was in the parish of Narberth (South) until 1863.^[10][11]