Pembrokeshire
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| Geography | |
| Area - Total - % Water | Ranked 5th 1,590 km² ? % |
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| Admin HQ | Haverfordwest |
| ISO 3166-2 | GB-PEM |
| ONS code | 00NS |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - (2005 est.) - Density | Ranked 14th 117,500 Ranked 19th 74 / km² |
| Ethnicity | 99.2% White |
| Welsh language - Any skills | Ranked 8th 29.4% |
| Politics | |
 Pembrokeshire Council http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/ | |
| Control | Independent |
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| MEPs | Wales |
Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Sir Benfro) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom.
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[edit] Geography
Pembrokeshire is a maritime county, surrounded by the sea on all sides except in the northeast where it is bounded by Ceredigion (Cardiganshire) and in the east where it is bounded by Carmarthenshire.
The population is 114,000. The administrative headquarters and historic county town is Haverfordwest. 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.
The highest point is at Foel Cwmcerwyn (1759 ft/536 m).
The county boasts 170 miles (≈275 km) of magnificent coastline comprising important seabird breeding sites and numerous bays and sandy beaches. Almost all of the coast is included in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. A large estuary and natural harbour known as Milford Haven cuts deeply into the coast, being formed by the confluence of the Western Cleddau (which goes through Haverfordwest), the Eastern Cleddau and rivers Creswell and Carew. The estuary is bridged by Cleddau Bridge as part of the A477 between Neyland and Pembroke Dock : the next bridges upstream on the Cleddaus are at Haverfordwest and by Canaston Bridge.
Major bays include Newport Bay, Fishguard Bay and St Bride's Bay. There are many small islands off the coast of the county, the largest of which are Ramsey Island, Skomer Island and Caldey Island.
In the north are the Preseli Hills (Mynyddoedd Preseli), a wide stretch of high moorland with many prehistoric monuments. Elsewhere the county is relatively flat, most of the land being used for lowland farming.
See the list of places in Pembrokeshire for villages, towns and cities in Pembrokeshire.
[edit] History
The county was founded as a county palatine in 1138 with Gilbert de Clare as the first Earl of Pembroke. It has long been split between its Anglicized south (known as "Little England beyond Wales") and its Welsh-speaking north.
[edit] Flag
The unofficial flag of Pembrokeshire consists of a yellow cross on a blue field. In the centre of the cross is a green pentagon bearing a red and white Tudor rose. The rose is divided quarterly and counterchanged: the inner and outer roses have alternating red and white quarters. <ref>crwflags.com</ref>
[edit] Local government
Under the Local Government Act 1888, an elected county council was set up to take over the functions of the Pembrokeshire Quarter Sessions. This, and the administrative county of Pembrokeshire were abolished under the Local Government Act 1972, with Pembrokeshire forming two districts of the new county of Dyfed : South Pembrokeshire and Preseli - the split being made at the request of local authorities in the area.<ref>Wood, Bruce. The Process of Local Government Reform: 1966-1974. 1976.</ref>
In 1996, under the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994, the county of Dyfed was broken up into its constituent parts, and Pembrokeshire has been a unitary authority.
[edit] Electoral divisions
The county is divided into 60 electoral wards. Some of these wards are coterminous with communities (parishes) of the same name. Most communities have their own elected council. There are 10 town councils and 52 community councils in the county area. The following table lists council wards, communities and associated geographical areas. Communities with a community council are indicated with a '*':
| Ward | Communities (Parishes) | Other geographic areas |
| Amroth | Amroth* | |
| Burton | ||
| Camrose | ||
| Carew | Carew* | |
| Cilgerran | ||
| Clydau | ||
| Crymych | ||
| Dinas Cross | ||
| East Williamston | ||
| Fishguard North East | Fishguard Town* (Fishguard North East ward) | |
| Fishguard North West | Fishguard Town* (Fishguard North West ward) | |
| Goodwick | Fishguard Town* (Goodwick ward) | |
| Haverfordwest Castle | Haverfordwest Town* (Castle ward) | |
| Haverfordwest Garth | Haverfordwest Town* (Garth ward) | |
| Haverfordwest Portfield | Haverfordwest Town* (Portfield ward) | |
| Haverfordwest Prendergast | Haverfordwest Town* (Prendergast ward) | |
| Haverfordwest Priory | Haverfordwest Town* (Priory ward) | |
| Hundleton | ||
| Johnston |
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| Kilgetty/Begelly |
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| Lampeter Velfrey | ||
| Lamphey | ||
| Letterston | ||
| Llangwm | ||
| Llanrhian | ||
| Maenclochog | ||
| Manorbier |
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| Martletwy | ||
| Merlin's Bridge | Merlin's Bridge | |
| Milford Central | Milford Haven Town* (Central ward) | |
| Milford East | Milford Haven Town* (East ward) | |
| Milford Hakin | Milford Haven Town* (Hakin ward) | |
| Milford Hubberston | Milford Haven Town* (Hubberston ward) | |
| Milford North | Milford Haven Town* (North ward) | |
| Milford West | Milford Haven Town* (West ward) | |
| Narberth | Narberth Town* (Narberth Urban ward) | |
| Narberth Rural |
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| Newport | Newport Town* | |
| Neyland East | Neyland Town* (East ward) | |
| Neyland West |
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| Pembroke Monkton | Pembroke Town* (Monkton ward) | |
| Pembroke St. Mary North | Pembroke Town* (St. Mary North ward) | |
| Pembroke St. Mary South | Pembroke Town* (St. Mary South ward) | |
| Pembroke St. Michael | Pembroke Town* (St. Michael ward) | |
| Pembroke Dock Central | Pembroke Dock Town* (Central ward) | |
| Pembroke Dock Llanion | Pembroke Dock Town* (Llanion ward) | |
| Pembroke Dock Market | Pembroke Dock Town* (Market ward) | |
| Pembroke Dock Pennar | Pembroke Dock Town* (Pennar ward) | |
| Penally |
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| Rudbaxton | ||
| Saundersfoot | Saundersfoot* | |
| Scleddau | ||
| Solva | ||
| St David's | St. Davids and the Cathedral Close* | |
| St. Dogmaels | ||
| St. Ishmaels | ||
| Tenby North | Tenby Town*: The area of the Community of Tenby that lies north of the line starting at that point of the Community boundary where Clicketts Lane meets Heywood Lane (B4318). The boundary follows the centrelines of Heywood Lane and The Green (A4218) until it meets the junction with Greenhill Road where it turns east and follows the centreline of Greenhill Road before turning north east along the centreline of White Lion Street (A4139) and continuing in a straight line through the junction of White Lion Street (A4139) and High Street (A478) until it meets the Mean Low Water Mark. | |
| Tenby South | Tenby Town*: That part of the Community of Tenby not contained in the Tenby North electoral division, together with Caldey and St. Margaret's Islands | |
| The Havens | ||
| Wiston |
[edit] Agriculture
Pembrokeshire's mild climate means that crops such as it's famous new potatoes are often arrive in British shops earlier in the year than produce from other parts of the UK. As well as arable crops such as potatoes, the other main agricultural activities are dairy farming of cattle for milk and cheese, sheep farming, beef production and some other arable crops, such as rapeseed. Falling farm incomes have led to diversification into other novel farming and tourism related activities. From 1700 km² of land, about 126,000 (74%) are used by agriculture. The majority of this land (60%) is down to permanent grassland and 26% is arable. Farm revenues are less than the UK average, but agriculture still provides 7,000 jobs.
The former large fishing industry around Milford Haven is now greatly reduced, although limited commercial fishing still takes place.
[edit] Historic county
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| Geography | |
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| Area: (1891) | 1,599 km²/395,151 acres |
| Rank: | Ranked 8th |
| Administration | |
| County town: | Haverfordwest |
| Chapman code: | PEM |
The traditional county of Pembrokeshire is bounded by Carmarthenshire to the east, Cardiganshire to the northeast, the St George's Channel to the northwest and the Bristol Channel to the south.
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