RAF Brawdy

Royal Air Force Brawdy or more simply RAF Brawdy is a former Royal Air Force station located 6 miles (9.7 km) east of St Davids, Pembrokeshire and 10 miles (16 km) south west of Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was operational between 1944 and 1992; it was used by the Royal Air Force (1944–1946 and 1971–1992) and the Royal Navy (1946–1971), before the site was turned over to the British Army and renamed Cawdor Barracks.

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Cawdor Barracks

Cawdor Barracks is a British Army installation located 6.3 miles east of St Davids, Pembrokeshire and 9.8 miles south west of Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was an operational airfield between 1944 and 1992, being used by both the Royal Air Force and by Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm, before closing in 1992. The site was reactivated in 1995 by the British Army and became Cawdor Barracks, home to 14 Signal Regiment, the army's electronic warfare unit.

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Brawdy

Brawdy is a village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

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Penycwm

Penycwm is a small settlement on the A487 road near Newgale, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is part of the community of Brawdy. At the other end of a valley to the coast is Penycwm beach, also known as Pwll March. Penycwm is close to the popular Newgale Sands, on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path and in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The village's Independent Chapel, built in Gothic style in stone in 1870, had become a private residence by 2004. To the northeast is Llethr, an 18th and 19th house, owned by the Thomas family until 1823, but in a poor state of repair when inspected in 1993. The house is a Grade II listed building, as is the house's stable block. Penycwm was the location for the United Kingdom's first 5-star youth hostel.

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St Teilo's Church, Llandeloy

St Teilo's Church, Llandeloy, is a redundant church in the village of Llandeloy, Pembrokeshire, Wales, dedicated to Saint Teilo. It has been designated by Cadw as a Grade II listed building, and is under the care of the Friends of Friendless Churches.

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Llandeloy

Llandeloy is a small village and parish in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales. Together with the parishes of Brawdy and Llanreithan, it constitutes the community of Brawdy, which had a census population of 611 in 2001.

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The village of Brawdy is adjacent to the south-east of the airfield, which lies one mile inland from the north-east shores of St. Bride's Bay and seven miles east south east of St David's Head. Haverfordwest lies seven miles (11 km) south-east. Notable landmarks are St. David's peninsula, with the city of St. Davids and its cathedral, along with Ramsey Island.