Pembrokeshire
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| Pembrokeshire principal area | |
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| 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% |
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| Pembrokeshire Council http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/ | |
| Control | Independent |
| MPs | Nick Ainger Stephen Crabb |
| AMs | Christine Gwyther Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsey (Constituency) Mid and West Wales (Regional) |
| MEPs | Wales |
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Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Sir Benfro) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom.
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Traditional Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a maritime county, washed by the sea on all sides except in the north where it is bounded by Cardiganshire and in the east where it is bounded by Carmarthenshire. Population 112,000. The highest point is at Wadbury Hill (974 ft). The county looks out to sea on three sides, taking in 170 miles 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. In the north are the Prescelly Mountains, a wide stretch of high moorland with many prehistoic monuments. Elsewhere the county is relatively flat, most of the land being used for lowland farming. Oil tankers dock in the deep estuarine waters of Milford Haven. The chief rivers are the Eastern Cleddau, the Western Cleddau and the Solva. The main industries are tourism, agriculture and oil refining.
History
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.
Administration
Between 1888 and 1974 the county had an elected county council for the first time. 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
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