HERBRANDSTON, a parish, in the hundred of RHOS, county of PEMBROKE, SOUTH WALES, 3 miles (W. N. W.) from Milford,
containing 221 inhabitants. This parish derives its name from one of the Norman or Flemish settlers in Pembrokeshire,
named Herbrand, who, soon after the Conquest, fixed his residence at this place. It is situated on the eastern side of a
small bay in Milford Haven, and is only of small extent; but the land is very fertile, and in a high state of
cultivation. A fair is held annually in the village on the 12th of August, chiefly for hiring farm servants. The living is
a rectory, in the archdeaconry and diocese of St. David's, rated in the king's books at £7. 13. 4., and in the patronage
of the King, as Prince of Wales. The church, dedicated to St. Mary, is a plain ancient structure, with a low massive
tower. The average annual expenditure for the support of the poor is A116. 19.