Rhoshill, Pembrokeshire
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- Cilgerran
| Rhoshill | |
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  Rhoshill Location within Pembrokeshire | |
| OS grid reference | SN190402 |
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| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | SA |
| Dialling code | 01239 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
Rhoshill (also known as Rhos-hill) is a hamlet on the A478 road, in the community and parish of Cilgerran, in Pembrokeshire, South-west Wales. The hamlet is situated at the crossroads between the A478 road and the unclassified road from Cilgerran to Eglwyswrw, and includes the Rhosygilwen estate.
Rhoshill is a collection of about twenty houses at an elevation of 150 metres (490 ft), surrounded by farmland, and the local name given to the hill which runs westwards from the hamlet. On some maps the hill to the south of Rhoshill is marked as Windy Hill. An area of the hill is marked as Mynydd Crogwy, but the significance of this is not clear as there is no direct translation (although crogwyr means hangman).[1]
Rhoshill is in the parish of Cilgerran[2] and is administered by Cilgerran Community Council.[3] It is home to an agricultural engineering company and a number of other business including a herb grower (medicinal and culinary) and holiday lets.
History
The north–south road (now the A478) running through Rhoshill formed part of a drovers' road moving local and Irish livestock as far away as England, a practice driven by demand for centuries.[4] Even after the coming of the railways, stock would still have been moved from farms to Cilgerran or Crymych railway stations by road.
A pre-1850 parish map shows an inn at Rhos-hill,[5] while later 19th century Ordnance Survey maps show that Rhoshill had two pubs, the Foundry Arms and the Bronwydd Arms, and a post office, all of which have since closed and become private dwellings.[6] The Bronwydd Arms was subject to a receivership order in 1891.[7]
