Pembrokeshire Information

dmarks and a national park, which is set along the coastline.

In summer months the county of Pembrokeshire attracts

thousands of tourists to camping villages and sites.

Pembroke Dock is situated on the edge of the Cleddau estuary,

Pembroke Dock (pop 9,100) has a proud military and world

Formerly known as Paterchurch, it was developed surrounding

the formation of the Royal Dockyard, which was officially establi-

shed in October 1815. For well over a century the name of

Pembroke Dock was synonymous with the Royal Navy and from

1816 until the closure of the Dockyard in 1922, over 250 ships

were built, including five Royal Yachts.

Tenby’s Welsh name, Dynbych y Pysgod reflects its origins as a

coastal fort. Although there is evidence of human habitation in the

area dating back over 10,000 years, Tenby’s history really began

Earl of Pembroke, and the town is one of the founding members

complete with St. Mary’s Parish Church, the largest of its kind in

‘Little England’, with its own highly distinctive dialect and

Some topics in this essay:
South Pembrokeshire, Circle Britain's, Norman Conquest, Eisteddfodau Pembrokeshire, Park Authority, Pembroke Dock, Dynbych Pysgod, , Richard Llewellyn, Wales Attacks, national park, pembroke dock, norman conquest, native welsh,