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a maritime county, surrounded by the sea on three sides except in the
northeast where it is bounded by Ceredigion (Cardiganshire) and in the east
where it is bounded by Carmarthenshire.
The population was 114,131. The administrative headquarters and historic
county town is Haverfordwest and other settlements include Pembroke itself,
Pembroke Dock, Milford Haven, Fishguard, Tenby, Saundersfoot, Narberth,
Neyland and Newport. St David's, in the west of the county, is the United
Kingdom's smallest city. Amroth is a holiday resort village 7 miles east of Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales, noted for its caravan site. A long, fine, sandy beach stretches the whole length of the village. Amroth lies in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and is the southern start of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. Fishguard is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with a population of 3,300 (est. 2006). The community of Fishguard and Goodwick had a population of 5043 at the 2001 census. A regular ferry leaves for Rosslare in Ireland from the port of Fishguard Harbour (not actually in Fishguard, but a mile away at Goodwick). Fishguard is the terminus of the A40 London to Fishguard trunk road. It is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. Fishguard is served by train at Fishguard Harbour railway station. Haverfordwest is the county town of Pembrokeshire, in south-west Wales. It is also the second largest town in Pembrokeshire, after Milford Haven. Haverfordwest serves as the market town for most of Pembrokeshire. It forms an important road network hub between other towns in Pembrokeshire such as Milford Haven, Pembroke Dock, Fishguard and St David's, as a result of its position at the tidal limit of the Western Cleddau river. Milford Haven is a town in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was founded as a whaling centre in the eighteenth century and grew into a major port. It is the largest town in Pembrokeshire, with a population of 14,000. Pembroke is the traditional county town of Pembrokeshire in west Wales. However, the administrative centre and de facto county town is Haverfordwest. One point of interest in the town is Pembroke Castle, the impressive remains of a medieval castle which was the birthplace of King Henry VII of England. Saundersfoot is a village in the parish of St Issells, Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is a known as a seaside resort, and, along with Tenby nearby, is one of the most visited Welsh holiday destinations. St David's is the smallest city in the United Kingdom, with a population of under 2,000 people. It lies on the River Alun, on Saint David's peninsula in Pembrokeshire, Wales. St David's is the de facto ecclesiastical capital of Wales and birthplace of Saint David, the patron saint of Wales. Tenby is a walled seaside town in Pembrokeshire, West Wales, lying on Carmarthen Bay, and is a popular seaside holiday resort. Attractions in Tenby include four kilometres of sandy beaches, the 13th-century town walls including the Five Arches barbican gate, the 15th-century St. Mary's Church, the Tudor Merchant's House (National Trust), a museum with art gallery, and the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, part of Britain's only coastal National Park. Boats sail from Tenby's harbour to the monastic Caldey Island while St Catherine's Island just offshore is linked to the town at low tide. |
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