HENRY'S-MOAT, a parish, in the hundred of KEMMES, county of PEMBROKE, SOUTH WALES, 101 miles (N. E. by N.) from
Haverfordwest, containing 282 inhabitants. This parish derives its name from an ancient tumulus in the form of a truncated
cone, surrounded by a moat, and in all probability formerly surmounted by a military work, called by the Welsh Castell
lien-drev, or " the castle of the old town," which name has been corrupted by the English settlers in this part of the
principality into its present appellation. The lands in this parish are for the greater part enclosed, and in a good state
of cultivation; and considerable portions of unenclosed land, consisting chiefly of heath and turbaries, afford pasturage
for sheep, and supply the principal fuel of the inhabitants. The soil is various, being rich and fertile in the lower and
cultivated grounds, but in other parts of the parish poor and unproductive. The surrounding scenery, though not
distinguished by any striking peculiarity of feature, is generally pleasing; and the views over the adjacent country are
interesting, and in some instances extensive. The living is a discharged rectory, in the archdeaconry of Cardigan, and
diocese of St. David's, rated in the king's books at £ 5. 6. 8., endowed with £ 200 private benefaction, and £ 200 royal
bounty, and in the patronage of Colonel Scourfield. The church, dedicated to St. Bernard, is not distinguished by any
architectural details of importance. The average annual expenditure for the support of the poor is £112. 5.