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Walton East

Villages in Pembrokeshire
Parish Church, Walton East geograph.org.uk 704987
Parish Church, Walton East geograph.org.uk 704987

Walton East (Welsh: Waltwn) is a small rural village and parish established around a church at least as early as Norman times. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) southwest of Llys y Fran and 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) north of Clarbeston Road and in Wiston community in Pembrokeshire, Wales.

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N 51.87 ° E -4.87 °
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SA63 4SU
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Parish Church, Walton East geograph.org.uk 704987
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