Burton, Pembrokeshire Burton, Pembrokeshire Burton is a small village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The village is set on a hill overlooking the River Cleddau. It has views of the Cleddau estuary to the south east and west, a Hotel Bar and Restaurant "The Beggars Reach Hotel", and has a waterfront pub on the river, the "Jolly Sailor". The village has watersports and boats. Benton Castle is a grade II* listed building. The church of St Mary's is a grade II* listed building. The village has an elected community council and gives its name to an electoral ward of Pembrokeshire County Council.
Pembrokeshire have developed along the Milford Haven Waterway and the county has attracted other major ventures. In 2016, the Rt. Hon. Stephen Crabb, then Welsh Secretary, commented in a government press release: ""...with a buoyant local economy, Pembrokeshire is punching above its weight across the UK."" Until the 12th century, a great extent of Pembrokeshire was virgin woodland. Clearance in the lowland south began under Anglo-Flemish colonisation and under mediaeval tenancies in other areas. Such was the extent of development that by the 16th century there was a shortage of timber in the county. Little is known about mediaeval farming methods,