margin 0 0 1em 1em border 1 cellpadding 3 cellspacing 0 width 260 big Pembrokeshire big colspan 2 style text align center background white File UnofficialFlagofPembrokeshire.svg 100px Flag of Pembrokeshire colspan 2 style text align center background white File Wales Pembrokeshire locator map.svg ... f0f0f0 font weight bolder Politics colspan 2 style text align center Image Pembrokeshire County Council Logo.svg 80px Arms of Pembrokeshire br Pembrokeshire County Council Pembrokeshire Council br ... Regional Member of the European Parliament MEPs European Parliament Election, 2004 UK Wales Wales Pembrokeshire ... Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered. The county is home to Pembrokeshire Coast National ... Beacons national parks. Over the years Pembrokeshire s beaches have been awarded 41 Blue Flag ... www.visitwales.co.uk regions of wales coast wales coastline beaches and islands VisitWales.co.uk Pembrokeshire beaches Retrieved 19 December 2011 ref ref Pembrokeshire Annual Guide , Pembrokeshire Tourism ... of Pembrokeshire, especially the south, has been English in language and culture for many centuries. The boundary between the English and Welsh speakers is known as the Landsker Line . South Pembrokeshire ... 270px left Broad Haven South Pembrokeshire is a Oceans maritime county, bordered by the sea on three ... town and largest town is Haverfordwest . Other settlements include Pembroke, Pembrokeshire Pembroke itself, Pembroke Dock , Milford Haven , Fishguard , Tenby, Pembrokeshire Tenby , Saundersfoot , Narberth, Pembrokeshire Narberth , Neyland and Newport, Pembrokeshire Newport . St David s , in the North ... sites and numerous bay s and sandy beaches. Pembrokeshire contains a predominantly coastal park, Pembrokeshire Coast National Park , which includes a 186 mile walking trail, the Pembrokeshire Coast Path . ref http www.nationaltrail.co.uk trail.asp?PageId 33 Pembrokeshire Coast Path at . Nationaltrail.co.uk. ... and Canaston . Large bay s are Newport, Pembrokeshire Newport Bay, Fishguard Bay, St Bride s Bay ... more details
Coord 51.779 5.098 display title region GB scale 20000 The Havens is a Community Wales community and an ward politics electoral ward containing the community in Pembrokeshire , West Wales . Clarify date November 2009 External links http www.the havens communities.org.uk The Havens community Communities of Pembrokeshire Category Pembrokeshire electoral wards Category Communities in Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire geo stub cy The Havens ... more details
Infobox flag Name Pembrokeshire Article Type Image FlagOfPembrokeshire.svg Nickname Morenicks Use Symbol Proportion 3 5 Adoption 1988 Design Azure a cross Or on an inescutcheon of five Vert a Tudor Rose quarterly counter charged Argent and Gules. Designer Peter Stock File PembrokeshireBrit6.PNG thumb 200px Pembrokeshire The flag of Pembrokeshire is the flag of the Wales Welsh Pembrokeshire county of Pembroke . The flag was designed by Councillors Peter Stock, Dewi Pritchard, Jim Brock and Marjorie Jacobs in the 1970s after the abolition of Pembrokeshire County Council. It was registered by the Flag Institute in 1988. A statement by Peter Stock, The flag was dedicated as the official flag of Pembrokeshire, at Pembroke Castle at a ceremony on the 28 July 1988 with a march past by the band of The Queen s Dragoons Guards. The ceremony was recorded for posterity. ref Flag Institute Pembrokeshire Flag Institute registration particulars ref Joffre Swales, founder and conductor of the Haverfordwest Town Band wrote a march entitled The Pembrokeshire Flag for the band to perform on marches around the county. TOC Flag design The Pembrokeshire Flag is based on the flag of St David . The saint s birthplace, the city of St David s , is in Pembrokeshire. The blue is also considered to be reminiscent of the sea, and the yellow of summer sunshine. The central rose represents the red Tudor Rose , a symbol used by King Henry VII of England Henry VII , who founded the Tudor dynasty a man of both ... pentagon around the rose symbolises the green fields and cliff tops of Pembrokeshire. ref http www.pembrokeshire flag.co.uk Pembrokeshire Flag site ref The pantone colours for the flag are ref cite web url Flag Institute Pembrokeshire title UK Flag Registry Pembrokeshire ref Blue 300 Yellow ... Kingdom Pembrokeshire DEFAULTSORT Flag Of Pembrokeshire Category Pembrokeshire Category Flags of Wales Pembrokeshire ... more details
infobox UK place country Wales static image static image caption latitude 51.69 longitude 04.70 official name Broadfield population shire district unitary wales Pembrokeshire metropolitan borough metropolitan county region constituency westminster post town postcode district postcode area dial code os grid reference SN1303 Broadfield is a village in Pembrokeshire , Wales . References Unreferenced date July 2008 Category Villages in Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire geo stub ... more details
Burton is a small village in south Pembrokeshire , Wales . The village is set on a hill overlooking the River Cleddau . File Burton Pembrokeshire.jpg thumb Burton Ferry from Neyland The setting of the village makes it a popular holiday destination Fact date June 2009 . It enjoys views of the Cleddau estuary to the south east and west and has a waterfront pub on the river. The village attracts many watersports and boating enthusiasts. The village has its own community council and is part of the Burton Electoral ward of the Pembrokeshire County Council . External links oscoor gbx SM983052 Communities of Pembrokeshire coord 51 42 43 N 4 55 08 W region GB type city display title Pembrokeshire geo stub Category Villages in Pembrokeshire Category Communities in Pembrokeshire Category Pembrokeshire electoral wards cy Burton, Sir Benfro ... more details
Hook is a medium sized village and community Wales community on the River Cleddau Western Cleddau , Pembrokeshire , Wales . It was part of the community of Llangwm, Pembrokeshire Llangwm . The population of the community was 656 in United Kingdom Census 2001 2001 . Together with the communities of Freystrop and Llangwm, it makes up the Pembrokeshire ward of Llangwm. It is a rapidly expanding village. It was much larger in the nineteenth century, when it was a major shipping point for the local anthracite which was brought to the quay from inland collieries by the Hook Tramway. ref http www.genuki.org.uk big wal PEM Llangwm index.html Description Llangwm Genuki ref Notes references External links http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 6506997 Photos of Hook and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk Communities of Pembrokeshire coord 51.762 4.929 display title Category Villages in Pembrokeshire Category Communities in PembrokeshirePembrokeshire geo stub cy Hook, Sir Benfro ... more details
infobox UK place country Wales static image static image caption latitude 51.73476 longitude 4.67766 official name Summerhill population unitary wales Pembrokeshire lieutenancy wales Dyfed constituency westminster post town postcode district postcode area dial code os grid reference SN152074 hide services true Summerhill is a small hamlet one mile north west of Amroth, Pembrokeshire . It was originally where farmers would graze their sheep in the summer, hence Summerhill, but now it is a village of several houses and a corner shop. References Unreferenced date July 2008 Category Villages in Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire geo stub ... more details
Pembrokeshire Historian was the journal published by the Pembrokeshire Historical Society until 1981, when it became the Journal of the Pembrokeshire Historical Society . It contains articles and book reviews relating to local history. It has been digitised by the National Library of Wales Welsh Journals Online Welsh Journals Online project at the National Library of Wales . External links http welshjournals.llgc.org.uk browse listissues llgc id 1041698 Pembrokeshire Historian from Welsh Journals Online Category Welsh magazines Category History journals Category Publications with year of establishment missing humanities journal stub Wales stub UK mag stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Infobox historic subdivision Name South Pembrokeshire br lang cy De Sir Benfro HQ Pembroke Dock Status Districts of Wales District Start 1974 End 1996 Replace Pembrokeshire Civic Image S pembs arms.png 200px Arms of South Pembrokeshire District Council Map Image WalesSouthPembroke1974.png 150px South Pembrokeshire shown within Wales South Pembrokeshire lang cy De Sir Benfro was one of six Districts of Wales local government district s of Dyfed , Wales from 1974 to 1996. It was formed on April 1, 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972 , from the following parts of the Administrative counties of Wales administrative county of Pembrokeshire The municipal borough s of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire Pembroke and Tenby , The urban district of Narberth, Pembrokeshire Narberth and The rural district s of Narberth Rural District Narberth and Pembroke Rural District Pembroke . The map shows the district as defined above. However, in 1981, the communities of Bletherston , Clarbeston , Llandeilo Llwydarth , Llandissilio Llandissilio West , Llangolman , Llanycefn , Llys y fran , Maenclochog , Mynachlog ddu , New Moat and Vorlan were transferred to Preseli district. It was abolished on April 1, 1996, merging with its neighbouring district of Preseli Pembrokeshire to form a reconstituted Pembrokeshire unitary authority. Wales Districts Category Dyfed Category Districts of Pembrokeshire Category Former subdivisions of Wales Category Districts of Wales abolished in 1996 Pembrokeshire geo stub ... more details
Star is a hamlet place hamlet in the north of the Wales Welsh county of Pembrokeshire . It is located south of Bwlch y Groes in the valley of the Afon Cneifa where the river is bridged. External links oscoor gbx SN245350 coord 51.98566 N 4.55715 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 SN245350 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Villages in PembrokeshirePembrokeshire geo stub cy Star, Sir Benfro ... more details
Llanwnda is a rural village and historical parish to the north of the Wales Welsh county of Pembrokeshire . Llanwnda lies some two miles northwest of the port of Fishguard and is inside the boundaries of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park . The community came to a degree of national prominence in the summer of 2007 following the purchase of a semi derelict farmhouse Trehilyn by the broadcaster Griff Rhys Jones and the ensuing BBCtv documentary A Pembrokeshire Farmhouse that recorded its restoration. coord 52 00 54 N 5 00 36 W display title References coorOS External links http www.bbc.co.uk wales southwest sites pembrokeshirefarm TV programme details oscoor gbx SM932395 Pembrokeshire geo stub Category Villages in Pembrokeshire cy Llanwnda, Sir Benfro ... more details
Llangwm English pronunciation Lan gum is a small village and parish of around 450 properties situated on the River Cleddau near Haverfordwest , Pembrokeshire , Wales . It was famous in the past for its shellfish , and at Hook, Pembrokeshire Hook , in the north of the parish, large amounts of anthracite used to be mined and shipped. Located in the hundred country subdivision hundred of Roose hundred Roose , at the heart of Little England beyond Wales , it has been English speaking since the 12th century. Popular for visitors throughout the year with extensive use of the river and local walks, it is renowned for its festival fortnight, the last week of June first week of July. It features a parish church , two Nonconformist chapels, a pub , a primary school, pharmacy, a shop and a rugby club. Llangwm Rugby Club and cricket club are active clubs and are consistently placed highly in their respective Pembrokeshire Leagues, the 3rd division being promoted this season and also reaching the cup final. External links http www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk content.asp?nav &id 5942&Positioning Article ID &Language &d1 0 Community Council http www.genuki.org.uk big wal PEM Llangwm index.html Description Llangwm on Genuki http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 6506487 Photos of Llangwm and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk Communities of Pembrokeshire coord 51.747 4.912 display title Category Villages in Pembrokeshire Category Communities in Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire geo stub cy Llangwm, Sir Benfro ... more details
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Unreferenced date December 2009 Coord 51.941 4.961 display title region GB scale 100000 Infobox historic subdivision Name Preseli Pembrokeshire br lang cy Preseli Sir Benfro Map Image WalesPreseli1974.png 150px Preseli Pembrokeshire 1974 1996 HQ Haverfordwest Status Districts of Wales District Start 1974 End 1996 Replace Pembrokeshire Civic Image Preseli arms.png 200px arms of Preseli Pembrokeshire District Council Preseli Pembrokeshire lang cy Preseli Sir Benfro was one of six Districts of Wales local government district s of Dyfed in West Wales from 1974 to 1996. Until 1987 the name of the district was Preseli . The district took its name from the Preseli Hills . It was formed by the Local Government Act 1972 on April 1, 1974 from the northern part of the Administrative counties of Wales administrative county of Pembrokeshire specifically, the municipal borough of Haverfordwest , the urban district s of Fishguard and Goodwick , Milford Haven and Neyland , and the rural district s of Cemaes Rural District Cemaes and Haverfordwest Rural District Haverfordwest . In 1981, a further 11 communities were transferred from South Pembrokeshire district. On April 1, 1996 the district was abolished by the Local Government Wales Act 1994 and merged into a reconstituted local government in Wales county of Pembrokeshire . See also Preseli Hills Preseli Pembrokeshire UK Parliament constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire National Assembly for Wales constituency Wales Districts Category Dyfed Category Former subdivisions of Wales Category Districts of Wales abolished in 1996 ... more details
2011 Amroth is an ward politics electoral ward of Pembrokeshire, and a Community Wales community with its own community council which covers the settlements of Summerhill, Stepaside, Pembrokeshire .... ref http www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk objview.asp?object id 2976 Pembrokeshire County Council Community ... of Pembrokeshire Category Villages in Pembrokeshire Category Pembrokeshire electoral wards Category Carmarthen Bay Category Communities in PembrokeshirePembrokeshire geo stub cy Amroth ... more details
Wiston lang cy Cas Wis is a village and community Wales community in Pembrokeshire , Wales , in the United Kingdom . It was once a Welsh Marches marcher borough . Owen, in 1603, described it as one of nine Pembrokeshire boroughs in decay ref Owen, George, The Description of Penbrokshire by George Owen of Henllys Lord of Kemes , Henry Owen Ed , London, 1892 ref . It continued as a constituent parliamentary borough voting as part of Pembroke UK Parliament constituency the borough seat of Pembroke until the end of the 19th century. It is overlooked by Wiston Castle . The community of Wiston includes the village plus Clarbeston , Clarbeston Road and Walton East . References Reflist External links http www.genuki.org.uk big wal PEM Wiston index.html GENUKI tm page http www.geograph.org.uk search.php?i 6506022 Photos of Wiston and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk oscoor gbx SN023181 Communities of Pembrokeshire coord 51.82644 N 4.87032 W region GB source enwiki osgb36 SN023181 display title Note WGS84 lat long, converted from OSGB36 grid ref Category Villages in Pembrokeshire Category Communities in PembrokeshirePembrokeshire geo stub cy Cas wis ... more details
infobox UK place country Wales constituency welsh assembly official name Thornton latitude 51.729818 longitude 5.036735 static image File Thornton2.JPG 250px static image caption View of Thornton, located next to a natural valley unitary wales Pembrokeshire population 1,000 lieutenancy wales Dyfed constituency westminster Preseli Pembrokeshire UK Parliament constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire post town MILFORD HAVEN postcode district SA73 postcode area SA dial code 01646 os grid reference SM905075 Thornton is a small village in Pembrokeshire , Wales . It is located approximately 1 mile outside of Milford Haven . It is mainly residential in nature. Until recently it was contained within the parish of Steynton . Image Thornton Baptist Chapel.JPG thumb left 220px Thornton Baptist Chapel Notable features of the village are Thornton Baptist Chapel, built in 1867, which housed a British School in its lower level, ref Wing Commander Ken McKay A Vision Of Greatness The History of Milford 1790 1990 , Brace Harvatt Associates, 1989. ISBN 9780951521205 ref and the prehistoric fort which is probably British Iron Age Iron Age . References references Communities of Pembrokeshire Category Milford Haven Category Villages in Pembrokeshire cy Thornton, Sir Benfro ... more details
infobox UK place country Wales welsh name constituency welsh assembly latitude 51.869 longitude 4.941 map type official name Spittal community wales Spittal unitary wales Pembrokeshire lieutenancy wales Dyfed constituency westminster Preseli Pembrokeshire UK Parliament constituency Preseli Pembrokeshire post town HAVERFORDWEST postcode district SA62 postcode area SA dial code 01437 741 ... os grid reference SM976230 population population ref over 500 Spittal is a village and community that lies approximately halfway between Haverfordwest and Fishguard , near the village of Wolf s Castle in the county of Pembrokeshire in west Wales . It gets its name from the same root as Hospital and Spitalfields in London the village possessed a hospitium place of accommodation for pilgrims belonging to the Cathedral of St David s ref Charles, B. G., The Placenames of Pembrokeshire , National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0 907158 58 7, p 448 ref . No trace of this remains. The population of the community in 2001 was 501. In 2004 a brand new primary school School Website http www.spittalschool.org.uk was built in the village to educate approximately 120 pupils some of whom live outside the village itself. There was a post office but that closed on 8 January 2009. A local community hall , a village green and a graveyard that is attached to the local Church building church St. Marys. There is a pub in the village called the Pump on the Green . That is closing at the end of July References references Communities of Pembrokeshire Category Villages in Pembrokeshire Category Communities in Pembrokeshire cy Spittal de Spittal Wales nl Spittal Wales no Spittal Wales ... more details
, currently in Division 2 of the Pembrokeshire league plays its home matches at Folly Fields at the northern ... of Pembrokeshire Category Villages in Pembrokeshire Category Communities in Pembrokeshire Category Pembrokeshire electoral wards cy Camros nl Camrose Wales ... more details
?i 2726970 www.geograph.co.uk photos of Castlemartin and surrounding area Communities of Pembrokeshire coord 51 38 42 N 5 0 53 W region GB type city display title Category Villages in Pembrokeshire Category Communities in Pembrokeshire cy Castellmartin ... more details
for National Statistics Parish Headcounts Newport, Pembrokeshire ref Newport lang cy Trefdraeth is a town in Pembrokeshire , south west Wales , lying on the Afon Nyfer River Nevern Welsh Afon Nyfer in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park . History The town was founded by the Normans Norman William ... of five Pembrokeshire boroughs overseen by a portreeve . ref Owen, George, The Description of Penbrokshire ... . The town also lies on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path , has a youth hostel and is popular for walks ... of Pembrokeshire in 1862 William Edward Cheverton , Saloon Steward on the List of crew members on board ..., 1998. External links commons category http www.newport pembs.co.uk Newport Pembrokeshire website ... area http wikitravel.org en Trefdraeth Wikitravel.org article on Trefdraeth Newport Pembrokeshire http wikitravel.org en Newport 28Pembrokeshire 29 Wikitravel article on Newport Pembrokeshire http newportpembs.co.uk articles articles list.php Articles about Newport Pembrokeshire attractions http www.bestofwales.co.uk Newport Article about Newport Trefdraeth Pembrokeshire attractions Communities of Pembrokeshire Category Towns in Pembrokeshire Category 1197 establishments Category Populated coastal places in Wales bg cy Trefdraeth, Sir Benfro it Newport Pembrokeshire hu Newport Pembrokeshire nl Newport Pembrokeshire ... more details
This bank was operating in Pembrokeshire , in Wales during the early 19th century. It became bankrupt in 1826. Origins The date of establishment of the Bank is unknown, but the London Directory indicates that the business was in operation from 1811 to 1827, inclusive. ref name Green Early Banks in West Wales, by Francis Green in West Wales Historical Records, The Annual Magazine of The Historical Society of West Wales , Volume VI, edited by Francis Green, Printed by W. Spurrell & Son, 1916 ref The style of the partnership operating the Bank was David Saer, Benjamin Thomas, William Mathias & Co. ref name Green The Bank also had a subsidiary in Narberth , known as the Narberth and Pembrokeshire ... of 1825 . ref name Green Re use of name The Pembrokeshire Bank name was acquired by the partnership ... Green The new Pembrokeshire Bank was located in the centre of the lower end of High Street, Haverfordwest ... branches of the purchasing bank in Pembrokeshire on 1 January the following year. ref ... Files list constituent banks.pdf Retrieved 6 October 2009 ref William Walters was sheriff for Pembrokeshire in 1866. William Howell Walters became sheriff for Pembrokeshire in 1898, and a justice of the peace for Haverfordwest and Pembrokeshire. ref name Green Bank notes The earliest bank note in existence for the old Pembrokeshire Bank is for 1 and is dated 8 December 1825. It is embellished with a view of Pembroke Castle . A bank note for the Narberth and Pembrokeshire Bank is in existence ... 1826, respectively, under a commission of bankruptcy against the named partners in the Pembrokeshire Bank. ref name Green The new Pembrokeshire Bank used on its bank notes the same view of Pembroke Castle previously used by the old Pembrokeshire Bank. However, because the new Pembrokeshire Bank was absorbed ... Green Other Pembrokeshire banks Other Pembrokeshire banks include Haverfordwest Bank , J. Dunn & Co., Tenby , Union Bank Pembrokeshire , Milford Bank , Milford and Pembrokeshire Bank , and Lock, Hulme ... more details
Whitchurch lang cy Tregroes , Settlement of the Cross is a small village and civil parish lang cy Plwy r Groes , Parish of the Cross in north western Pembrokeshire , West Wales . Whitchurch, located 2 km from the coast and 5 km east of St David s , includes the parish church , but only a few houses, the main settlement in the parish being at Solva, Pembrokeshire Solva . The parish of Whitchurch, together with the parish of St Elvis, Pembrokeshire St Elvis , make up the community Wales community of Solva. By the churchyard gate is a standing stone called Maen Dewi , believed to be the lower part of a large Celtic cross . The farm of Caerforiog, Whitchurch, is claimed as the birthplace of Adam Houghton , a 14th century Lord Chancellor of England . In 1856 a small building survived at Caerforiog with an ogee headed doorway, possibly dating from the 14th century. ref W. B. Jones & E. A. Freeman, The history and antiquities of Saint David s 1856 , http books.google.co.uk books?id of4HAAAAQAAJ&pg PA232 v onepage&q&f false p. 232 ref References reflist coord 51 53 3 N 5 11 54 W region GB type city display title Category Villages in Pembrokeshire cy Tregroes ... more details
The Pembrokeshire Coalfield in West Wales is one of the smallest Great Britain British coalfields. The main coalfield extends from Saundersfoot on Carmarthen Bay westwards to Broad Haven on St Brides Bay . A small detached portion of the field is centred around Newgale, Pembrokeshire Newgale on St Brides Bay. ref British Geological Survey 2009 Bedrock geology UK South BGS, Keyworth, Nottingham ref The coalfield is in effect the westernmost extension of the South Wales Coalfield though it is separated from the main body of that field by Carmarthen Bay Carmarthen . Coal seam s within the Pembrokeshire Coalfield are traditionally referred to as veins. The following sequence is recognised in the west of the district ref Connop Price, M.R., 2004 Pembrokeshire the Forgotten Coalfield , Landmark Publishing, Ashbourne , England ref columns list 3 Rickets Head Vein Black Cliff Vein Cliff Vein Hookes Vein Folly Vein Folkeston Vein Haggard Vein Stonepit Vein Quarry Vein Yard Vein Stink Vein Five Feet Vein Three Quarter Vein Brawdy Veins The Stonepit and Quarry Veins are collectively referred to as the Sibbernock Veins. The sequence from the Three Quarter to the Foot Vein constitutes the Newgale, Simpson and Eweston Coals. In contrast in the centre and east of the district, there are fewer veins in what is a more compressed sequence Rock Vein Timber Vein Lower Level Vein Kilgetty Vein Tan Pits Vein References reflist Coord 51 42 N 4 42 W display title Category Coal mining regions in Wales Category Geography of PembrokeshirePembrokeshire geo stub mining stub ... more details
bay. The Pembrokeshire Coast Path passes through the village and around the Dale peninsula. The Dale ... of Pembrokeshire coord 51 42 25 N 5 10 16 W region GB type city display title Category Villages in Pembrokeshire Category Communities in Pembrokeshire cy Dale ... more details
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