Marloes and St Brides

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TRADITIONS AND CULTURE

LANGUAGE

The south west corner of Pembrokeshire is often called ‘Little England beyond Wales’. This part of Wales has been culturally, and above all, linguistically distinct from the rest of Wales for many centuries. The English language, for instance, was established much sooner here than elsewhere in Wales and was already the dominant language when George Owen of Henllys wrote his ‘Description of Pembrokeshire’ in 1603.

The local accent has a very musical sound and although obviously Welsh it is in many ways reminiscent of English West Country accents.  

Have a look at this British Library web page for more about this and an example of the Marloes accent from 1976.