EGERMONT, otherwise EGREMONT, a parish, in the lower division of the hundred of ISDULAS, county of CARMARTHEN, SOUTH WALES, 5
miles (N. by W.) from Narberth. containing 139 inhabitants. This parish, which borders on the county of Pembroke, and is
pleasantly situated on the eastern branch of the river Cleddau, is about two miles and a half in length, and, in the
widest part, about two miles in breadth: the surrounding scenery, though pleasingly varied, is not distinguished by any
peculiarity of feature. Stone of very good quality for building is found here, and some quarries are now being worked. The
living is a perpetual curacy, in the archdeaconry of Carmarthen, and diocese of St. David's, endowed with £1000 royal
bounty, and in the patronage of Rowley Eddingbrooke Mansel, Esq. The church, dedicated to St. Michael, is not
distinguished by any peculiar architectural feature. There are some vestiges of an ancient encampment in the parish, but
nothing has been recorded concerning its history. The average annual expenditure for the support of the poor is £27. 17.