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Pembrokeshire (en galés: Sir Benfro) es una autoridad unitaria del país de Gales, al suroeste del Reino Unido. [1] [2] Al oriente limita con los condados de Ceredigion y Carmarthenshire. Al norte y al occidente se encuentra bañado por el Mar de Irlanda y al sur por el Celta.
- Área principal de Gales
- 51°50′42″N 4°50′32″O / 51.845, -4.8422222222222
Pembrokeshire (/ ˈ p ɛ m b r ʊ k ʃ ɪər,-ʃ ər / PEM-bruuk-sheer, -shər; Welsh: Sir Benfro [siːr ˈbɛnvrɔ]) is a county in the south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and otherwise by the sea. Haverfordwest is the largest town and administrative headquarters of ...
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Pembroke Castle, the substantial remains of a stone medieval fortress founded by the Normans in 1093, stands at the western tip of a peninsula surrounded by water on three sides. The castle was the seat of the powerful Earls of Pembroke and the birthplace of King Henry VII of England. Gerald de Windsor was the first recorded Constable of Pembroke. ...
Pembroke town stands on the South Pembrokeshire limestone peninsula by the estuary of the River Cleddau, flanked on all sides by woodland and arable farmland. The town is 8 miles (13 km) south of the county town of Haverfordwest. The town is centred on Main Street, which is the only street that is inside the original Pembroke town walls. Outside th...
Local government
There are two tiers of local government covering Pembroke, at community (town) and county level: Pembroke Town Council and Pembrokeshire County Council. Pembroke Town Council is based at Pembroke Town Hall. The community of Pembroke covers an area of 4.58 square miles (1,190 ha) and includes the Pembroke St Mary North, St Mary South, St Michael and Monkton wards. For representation on the county council, the four wards comprising Pembroke community each elect one councillor.
Senedd and Westminster representation
Pembroke is part of the Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire Senedd constituency and UK Parliamentary constituency. The local Member of Parliament (MP) is Simon Hart, a Conservative.
Administrative history
Pembroke was an ancient borough, with evidence of borough charters dating back to at least 1168. The borough covered the two parishes of Pembroke St Mary and Pembroke St Michael plus part of the parish of Monkton (also known as Pembroke St Nicholas). The borough was reformed to become a municipal borough in 1836. The borough included a sizeable rural area within its boundaries as well as the built up area of Pembroke itself. The town of Pembroke Dock, which developed from the early nineteenth...
Primary and pre-school (ages 3–11) education in Pembroke is served by two state schools. In Pembroke town, Golden Grove CP School is a dual stream school established in 2002 following the amalgamation of Golden Manor Infants School and Grove Junior School.In Monkton, pupils can attend Monkton Priory CP School. Secondary education is provided by Pem...
Pembroke 21C community association was founded in 2004, and is based out of the Foundry House building on the Commons, which they operate as a community centre. Activities carried out by 21C include organising the annual Pembroke Festival, running the town's fortnightly farmers' marketand producing a quarterly newsletter which is distributed to all...
King Henry VII (1457–1509), King of England, born in Pembroke Castle.Pembroke Rugby Club is on Upper Lamphey Road. The ground is called Crickmarren. The club plays in WRU Division Five West. Pembroke's main game of the season is often the local derby with rivals the Pembroke Dock Harlequins. Pembroke produced Ospreys and Welsh international Jonathan Thomas, Welsh international Dominic Day and Scotland international ...
In February 2012[update], it was revealed that Pembroke was the UK's second-slowest broadband town.The average internet download speed in Pembroke was just over 1.6 Mbit/s (1600 kbit/s) compared to the UK average of 12.0 Mbit/s (12000 kbit/s) at the time. BT's telephone exchange, which serves Pembroke and Pembroke Dock, was upgraded in 2014 under t...
"Pembroke (Wales)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 21 (11th ed.). 1911. pp. 80–81.- 7,552 (2011 census)
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Pembroke ( /ˈpɛmbrʊk/ (del galés: Penfro) [pɛnˈvroː] ⓘ) es una localidad de Gales, situada en la parte suroccidental del condado de Pembrokeshire. A cinco kilómetros de la costa del mar Celta, cerca de este lugar se encuentra la localidad y puerto de Pembroke Dock, establecido en 1814 a tres millas al norte.
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26 de abr. de 2024 · Pembrokeshire, county of southwestern Wales, bounded on the northeast by Ceredigion, on the east by Carmarthenshire, on the south by the Bristol Channel, and on the west and northwest by St. Bride’s Bay and Cardigan Bay of St. George’s Channel. The county’s rugged and convoluted coastline forms a
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De Wikipedia, la enciclopedia encyclopedia. Pembrokeshire (en galés: Sir Benfro) es una autoridad unitaria del país de Gales, al suroeste del Reino Unido. Datos rápidos Sir Benfro, Coordenadas ... Cerrar. Al oriente limita con los condados de Ceredigion y Carmarthenshire.
El parque nacional de la Costa de Pembrokeshire (en inglés: Pembrokeshire Coast National Park; en galés, Parc Cenedlaethol Arfordir Penfro) es un parque nacional a lo largo de la costa de Pembrokeshire en Gales Occidental (Reino Unido).
