er ▁Samuel ▁Lewis , ▁was ▁stated ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁As ser , ▁the ▁bi ograph er ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁century ▁king ▁of ▁W esse x , ▁Alfred ▁the ▁Great . ▁In ▁about ▁ 1 0 7 6 , ▁forces ▁of ▁north ▁and ▁south ▁Wales ▁met ▁in ▁battle , ▁with ▁the ▁north ▁Wel sh ▁vict orious . ▁Lewis ▁also ▁noted ▁that ▁Ger ald ▁of ▁Wales ▁was ▁inc umb ent ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁for ▁a ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 2 th ▁century . ▁ ▁To ▁the ▁north ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁is ▁the ▁rock y ▁out c rop ▁of ▁G arn w nd a , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁French ▁soldiers ' ▁camp ▁during ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Fish guard ▁in ▁ 1 7 9 7 . ▁A ▁t atter ed ▁Wel sh ▁Bible ▁of ▁ 1 6 2 0 , ▁in ▁L lan w nd a ▁church , ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁res cu ed ▁from ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁inv aders . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁north ▁side ▁of ▁G arn w nd a ▁is ▁a ▁prominent ▁c rom le ch ▁exc av ated ▁by ▁John ▁F ent on ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 . ▁ ▁Par ish ▁The ▁coast al ▁parish ▁of ▁L lan w nd a ▁( as ▁L lan unda ) ▁appears ▁on ▁a ▁ 1 5 8 3 ▁parish ▁map ▁of ▁P embro kes hire . ▁In cluded ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁are ▁numerous ▁small ▁settlement s ▁and ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Good