Pembrokeshire
| Pembrokeshire county | |
|---|---|
| Geography | |
| Area: - Total - % Water | Ranked 5th 1,590 km² ? % |
| Admin HQ: | Haverfordwest |
| ISO 3166–2: | GB-PEM |
| ONS code: | 00NS |
| Demographics | |
| Population: - Total (April 29, 2001) - Density | Ranked 14th 114,131 72 / km² |
| Ethnicity: | 99.8% White |
| Welsh language: - Any skills | Ranked 8th 29.4% |
| Politics | |
Pembrokeshire Council http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk http://www.visitpembrokeshire.com (tourism) | |
| Control: | Independent |
| MPs: | Nick Ainger Stephen Crabb |
| AMs: | Christine Gwyther Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsey (Constituency) Mid and West Wales (Regional) |
| MEPs: | Wales |
Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Sir Benfro) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom. It shares a border with Carmarthenshire to the southeast and Ceredigion (Cardiganshire) to the northeast.
The county was founded in 1282 by order of Edward I, has long been split between its anglicized south (known as "Little England beyond Wales") and its Welsh north. Between 1974 and 1996 the county was administered as two districts (South Pembroke and Preseli) of the administrative county of Dyfed. Since 1996 it has been a unitary authority.
See the list of places in Pembrokeshire for villages, towns and cities in Pembrokeshire.
Places of interest
- Caldey Island
- Grassholm Island
- Llawhaden Castle
- Manorbier Castle
- Picton Castle
- Pembrokeshire Coast Path, a long distance footpath
- Pembroke Motor Museum
- Preseli Mountains
- Ramsey Island
- Skomer Island
- Skokholm Island
- Strumble Head Lighthouse
| United Kingdom | Wales | Principal areas of Wales | |
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Anglesey | Blaenau Gwent | Bridgend | Caerphilly | Cardiff | Carmarthenshire | Ceredigion | Conwy | Denbighshire | Flintshire | Gwynedd | Merthyr Tydfil | Monmouthshire | Neath Port Talbot | Newport | Pembrokeshire | Powys | Rhondda Cynon Taff | Swansea | Torfaen | Vale of Glamorgan | Wrexham |
Categories: Traditional counties of Wales | Principal areas of Wales | Pembrokeshire | Dyfed