Emily, married Hastings Hughes of Tenby who was the brother of Tom Hughes who wrote ‘Tom Brown’s Schooldays’.
In 1786 an Act of Enclosure was granted when about 50 acres of waste ground called Robeston Grove was enclosed. The school was started by the Rev. George Clark in about 1867 when about 90 children from the village and the outlying areas attended. A new school was built in 1870. The school closed in 1971 and following recent renovation is now much used as a village hall.
The village was virtually selfsupporting, as the 1841 census reveals, listing the following trades: knitters, carpenter, stone mason, gatekeeper, cooper, grazier, road labourers as well as farmers, agricultural labourers and servants.
Many of the houses were built from stone from the local quarry including Robeston Farm, the School and Cott’s Farm during the late 19th Century. Local inns mentioned were: The Bush Inn, The Greyhound and The Bridge End. In 1861 there were 92 inhabited and 7 uninhabited houses with a total population of 362 persons. There was also a Turnpike and a Toll collector.
The shop was originally at Harkett’s Farm, it was then moved to Dyram House, the Lower Gatehouse and then back to Dyram House where it was carried on with a rabbit and poultry business by Mr and Mrs Charles Parry. Today the local businesses include farming, guest houses, public houses, Dyram Service Station, Bank Farm Trailers and Narberth Sand & Gravel.
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