Catchment Area.
We cover the entire County of Pembrokeshire. Pembrokeshire is in West Wales, UK, in the area South-West of Cardigan and West of Whitland, approximately 50 miles West of Swansea. It is the only Coastal National Park in Great Britain, with some beautiful countryside, which, along with over 170 miles of coastal footpath stretching from the South to the North of the County, makes it a popular tourist destination. North Pembrokeshire had a preliminary 1991 poulation of 69,600 people.
Haverfordwest is the county town of Pembrokeshire, and it has quite a long history. It is dominated by the ruins of a Norman castle that was built around 1100, as part of a chain of fortifications erected across Pembrokeshire by Norman invaders against the Welsh to the north. The original castle in Haverfordwest was strengthened in the 13th Century with walls 6-12 ft thick, and despite Cromwell ordering it to be destroyed after the Civil War, much is left intact. It now houses the County Records Office and the former County Museum.
The chain of Norman castles and forts now forms a line which is known as the 'Landsker Line'. North and East of this line, the main language is Welsh, while to the South and West, the dominant language is English. For this reason, Pembrokeshire is often known as "little England beyond Wales". Haverfordwest itself was originally a market town of narrow streets built on two hills overlooking the River Cleddau. More recently, it has expanded, with relatively large-scale shopping developments occurring along the Riverside, and the building of a large local government office complex. Despite this, the town still retains its quiet charm.
Milford Haven, another of Pembrokehire's towns (on the above map) has a superb 20 mile landlocked harbour, hailed by Nelson to be the best in the world. Port facilities were greatly improved in the 1960s and 1970s to handle large imports of petroleum. The town is connected by pipeline to Manchester and has one of the largest oil refineries in Great Britain. Fishing also plays an important role in the town's economy. Originally a small hamlet, Milford Haven was laid out in 1790. In the 19th century a whaling industry flourished here.
For more information or an online tour of Pembrokeshire, follow this link to Pembrokeshire County Council and click on the 'tourism' link.
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