Trefasser
Village in Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Trefasser (variations: Tref-Asser, or Trêf Asser, or Asserton; translation: "town" of "Asser")[1][2][3] is a hamlet, located to the west of Fishguard in western Wales. Historically, it is part of the parish of Llanwnda. It lies on the coast of St George's Channel[2] within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. A stream named Cledde Goch runs close by.[4]
| Trefasser | |
|---|---|
  Trefasser Location within Pembrokeshire | |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
Trefasser's farms, houses and cottages are the only settled area of Pen Caer.[5] David Tress has painted the place in an abstract painting.
History
Trefasser was mentioned in the survey of episcopal lands in 1326.[5] It at one time belonged to Major Thomas Askwith Jenkins (1809–1877) of Trevigin.[6]
In July 2009, the body of a 47-year-old man from Stourbridge in the West Midlands was found at the bottom of the cliffs of Trefasser.[7]
Etymology
The general consensus is that Trefasser is named after Bishop Asser, a Welsh churchman who was friend and biographer of King Alfred in the 9th century and may have been his birthplace.[8][6][9][10][11]
Castell Poeth
A tumulus named Castell Poeth ("the Hot Castle") is located nearby. It is an exploratory castelet with an occasional beacon.[12] Described as a ditched, raised enclosure, oval in shape, and measuring 30 m (98 ft) by 60 m (200 ft) across, it has an attached second oval measuring 46 m (151 ft) by 54 m (177 ft).[13]