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The county of Pembrokeshire is situated on the west coast of Wales.

A county of countryside and coast, a popular tourist destination and agricultural area.

Many small fishing ports are found around the coast and there is a deep water harbour at Milford Haven.

The area is steeped in history from pre-historic times onwards, with many fine castles and other ancient sites throughout the county.


Abercych

Please submit to this locality only if the site shows the postal address of Abercych.  Those corresponding to the rural area to the west of the neighbouring village of Newchapel, should be submitted to Boncath. Those further south than Bwlch-y-groes should be submitted to Tegryn or Cilrhedyn categories.

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Abercych is a village on the west bank of the Afon Cych as it enters the River Teifi. The former is the boundary with the county of Carmarthenshire, and the latter Ceredigion to the north. Abercych is in the southern area of the ancient parish of Manordeifi, which includes Castell Malgwyn.  However, in addresses, the post office uses Llechryd for the south bank of the River Teifi as well.

This category is for sites pertaining to and emanating from the parish of Manordeifi south of Carreg-wen. 

Amroth

This category represents the most south east locality of Pembrokeshire.
Besides sites for the village of Amroth, it serves the coastline of Camarthen Bay to Saundersfoot, the rural area east to the border with Carmarthenshire, north to Narberth, and west to Kilgetty.

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Boncath

 

Carew

Sites may be submitted here if they show relevance and postal addresses corresponding to Sageston, Carew and its rural areas. Sites with addresses closer to existing locality categories such as the neighbouring parish of Lamphey, and St Florence should be submitted to the appropriate category.

Carew is the southern-most inland parish of the Narberth hundred, located west of St Florence, north west of Manorbier, north of Hodgeston and east of Lamphey. This category includes sites pertaining to the parish of Carew, including the rural area as far east to Cosheston, Nash and Upton, and north to Cresselly.

Crymych

 

Dale

For sites about locations south and east of the B4327 only.
For sites west and north of Dale, please consider Marloes instead.

Sites for the village and surrounding countryside, west to Dale Point, south to St Ann's Head, and north and east of the B4327, including the coastline along Pembrokeshire Coast Path towards St Ishmael's.

Eglwyswrw

 

Johnston

 

Kilgetty

Kilgetty is a town served by the railway from Narberth in the north, and Saundersfoot to the south.  This category repesents the northern inland region of the parish of St Issells, in the Narberth Hundred.  Besides sites for the town of Kilgetty, it serves the village of Stepaside to the east, whereas those further east are listed in the Amroth category. Sites corresponding to the rural area southwards to the B4316 are also listed here.  Sites south of the B4316, are included in the Saundersfoot category, representing the southern coastal region of the parish of St Issells.

Lamphey

Lamphey is the parish to the east of the traditional county town of Pembroke in the ancient hundred of Castlemartin.  The River Pembroke runs from east to west north of the village of Lamphey, through which passes the A4139.  This parish stretches southward to Trewent Point and includes the bay and village of Freshwater East, and Hodgeston is also included in this category.

This category is for sites about these villages, and rural parts of the parish of Lamphey, to the boundary with Pembroke, and parishes of Stackpole to the west, and east to Manorbier.

Letterston

Sites within the parish in north-western part of the Pembrokeshire, intersected by the A40 from Haverfordwest to Fishguard.
The village itself is on the B4331 to Castle Morris and Mathry to the west.

Llandissilio

Llandissilio is a village in the east of Pembrokeshire, north of the Carmarthenshire village of Clynderwen.

This category lists sites about the village and sites showing locations in the rural area to the border, and westwards towards Haverfordwest.

Llanfyrnach

This category is suitable for submissions specifically about the area of Pembrokeshire south of Crymych and Tegryn, to the border with Carmarthenshire. Businesses must show relevance to this area on the site, preferably with a postal address.

Sites related to the parish of Llanfyrnach at the head of the River Taf, situated in the north eastern part of Pembrokeshire, bordering upon Carmarthenshire. The parish includes the villages of Hermon and Glogue.

Manorbier

Sites may be submitted here if they show relevance and postal addresses corresponding to Manorbier, and its coastal and rural areas.  Sites with addresses closer to Freshwater East in the west should be submitted to the neighbouring parish of Lamphey, whereas those over the parish boundary inland should be submitted to St Florence to the north or Penally to the east.

Manorbier is a seaside village on the south coast between Pembroke and Penally.  This category includes sites pertaining to the parish of Manorbier, in the hundred of Castlemartin, with Lydstep to the east, Jameston to the west, and the rural area around Manorbier railway station.

Marloes

For sites about locations west of the B4327 only.
For sites south of Marloes, please consider Dale instead.

Sites for the village and surrounding countryside, north to St Brides, and north facing coastline to Wooltack point, taking the Pembrokeshire Coast Path south to St Ann's Head. This category is also features links to sites specifically about the off-shore islands such as Skomer Island and Skokholm Island.

Moylgrove

This category is suitable for submissions of sites corresponding to Moylgrove (Trewyddel), hamlets, coastal and rural areas in the northern tip of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.  Sites to east of this boundary, including tourist sites for Poppit Sands, may be submitted to St Dogmaels.  For those to the south and west, please consider Eglwyswrw or Newport instead.
Businesses should indicate the location of their base on their site, preferably with a postal address.

Moylgrove (formerly known as the parish of Moylegrove, Trewyddel in Welsh) is a village in the northern tip of Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, where streams meet, and run down the valley to Ceibwr Bay.

Besides the village, this category serves the surrounding area within the national park boundary.  For other sites, see the neighbouring localities of St Dogmaels to the east, Eglwyswrw to the south, and Newport to the west.

Narberth

 

News and Media

 

Pembroke

Pembroke is the traditional county town of Pembrokeshire, though in the last two centuries the county's administration has been based in Haverfordwest. Originally the town was split between parishes of St Mary's and St Michael's in the ancient hundred of Castlemartin, which formed the penisula south of the estuary of the river Cleddau flowing in to the natural harbour of Milford Haven, to the north of the town.  The River Pembroke runs from east to west through the town. Pembroke St Mary's now forms the industrial base to the north west of the town, to the south bank of the Cleddau estuary, and forms the separate locality of Pembroke Dock.

This category is for sites about Pembroke St Michael's, to the parish of Stackpole to the south, and east to Lamphey.

Pembroke Dock

 

Penally

Sites may be submitted here if they show relevance and postal addresses corresponding to Penally, or its rural and coastal areas, including Giltar Point, St Margaret's Island and Caldey Island.

Penally is the village and parish between Manorbier and Tenby. This category includes sites pertaining to the parish of Penally, in the hundred of Castlemartin, its rural and coastal areas, including Giltar Point, St Margaret's Island and Caldey Island.

Porthgain

Sites may be submitted here if they show relevance and postal addresses corresponding to Porthgain and the coastal and rural areas between Trevine, Penparc, Llandeloy and Berea.

Porthgain is a seaside village in the parish of Llanrhian, between the Parish of St David to the west, Llanhowel to the south and Mathry to the east.

Saundersfoot

If your submission is for a site advertising a tourism related business, please submit under Travel and Tourism.

This category represents Saundersfoot in the southern coastal region of the parish of St Issells, in the Narberth Hundred. The category includes sites corresponding to locations as far inland as the railway station at Pentlepoir, but locations north of the B4316, are included in the Kilgetty category. Those to the east , such as Wiseman's Bridge are included in the Amroth category.   This category includes New Hedges, but sites further south are included in the Tenby locality. 

Science and Environment

 

Solva

 

St Davids

Please submit your site to the most appropriate sub-category for the topic.
For inclusion here, your site must show relevance to Saint David, the city, Ramsey Island, or the uninhabited islands off Saint David's Penisula. This category may also be suitable for sites corresponding to the coastal and rural areas southwards towards Solva, and from here north east within the Pembrokshire Coast National Park towards Fishguard. Sites for businesses should preferably include the relevant postal address.

St David's cathedral city is named after the patron saint of Wales, who was born here. Nevertheless the population is small, being situated at the most western point of South Wales. St David's is within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, surrounded by renowned coastal scenery, supporting an abundance of wildlife. This category includes sites for Ramsey Island, and other islands offshore.

St Dogmaels

St. Dogmaels (Llandudoch in Welsh) is a village in north east tip of Pembrokeshire (Dyfed), with the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park on its western boundary, and the estuary of the Teifi on the east. To the south is the county council boundary with Ceredigion, with only 2 miles to the county town of Cardigan.

Albro Castle stands to the north, in two square miles of Ceredigion to the West of the estuary, along the B4546, before rejoining the Pembrokeshire border at Poppit Sands, and the eastern point of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path.

Besides the village, this category serves the area above, and includes sites that have St. Dogmaels as the postal address.  For other sites, see the neighbouring localities of Moylgrove and Cardigan.

St Florence

Sites may be submitted here if they show relevance and postal addresses corresponding to the parish of St Florence.  Sites with addresses outside St Florence, should be submitted to the neighbouring parish, or the most suitable topic at county level if unavailable.

St Florence is an inland village between Pembroke and Tenby.  This category includes sites pertaining to the parish of St Florence, in the hundred of Castlemartin, north of Manorbier, with the parish of Gumfreston to the east, Carew to the west and Redberth to the north.

Stackpole

This category represents those sites in the parish of Stackpole Elidor, in the ancient hundred of Castlemartin, on the south coast of Pembrokeshire, south of Pembroke and Lamphey.

Tegryn

This category is suitable for submissions specifically about the area of Pembrokeshire east of Crymych, to the border with Carmarthenshire, north west of Llanfyrnach and south of Boncath and Abercych.
Businesses must show relevance to this area on the site, preferably with a postal address.

Tegryn is small village set on a hill, Frenni Fawr, east of the Preseli Mountains, overlooking the Afon Taf, as it meanders down to Carmarthenshire, past Llanfyrnach. 

Tenby

Please submit sites that have contacts elsewhere, to the nearest locality category where based, even though there is no specialist category yet.

Tenby is a small tourist orientated town in South West Wales, It has a population of 7,000 people, rising to 15,000 in the Summer months. Tenby has many sites of historic interest and four safe bathing beaches.

Transport

For railways, buses, coaches, shuttles, limousines, and taxis with more than one contact within Pembrokeshire.
Please submit single location sites to the nearest locality category where based.

 

Travel and Tourism

Please submit sites for tourist attractions in the category for the nearest town or locality, even though there is no Attractions sub-category.

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Weather

Please submit sites to the most appropriate locality category, unless they serve to indicate weather records and forecasts for more than one region of Pembrokeshire / Dyfed, or an extensive area off the coast.  If your site includes data for more than one county of Wales consider a related category instead.

This category is intended for weather-related sites for more than one region of Pembrokeshire.  It includes maritime records, forecasts and emergency planning for floods, storms, atmospherics and pollen counts for allergy sufferers.

Wolf's Castle

The winner of the Wales in Bloom competition for 2003!

This category is for sites within the ancient parish of St Dogwells, in the hundred of Dewisland.  The category is named after the motte and bailey castle, which is surrounded by buildings forming the largest village at the northern and uppermost part of the parish.  The category includes the rural area to the east of the castle know as St Dogwells, and south, down the gorge to the village and parish at Treffgarne, in Roose Hundred.

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