The parish church of Saint Ismael (Welsh: Isfael) is below the village, hidden in a small valley near the Haven.

[1] Llanismael was considered one of the principal dioceses of Dyfed under medieval Welsh law, second only to Menevia (modern St Davids).

[5] The ward had a total population at the 2011 census of 1,405, including the communities of Herbrandston, Dale and Marloes and St.

[7] The south, west and east of the parish is bordered by the Haven with numerous important bird and marine life within the Pembrokeshire Coast Path.

The southern point of Lindsway Bay is marked by the Great Castle Head lighthouse now a private residence.