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Pembroke, Pembrokeshire

"Penfro" redirects here. Not to be confused with Penfro (cantref).

Pembroke
Aerial view of Pembroke Castle and Main Street
Pembroke is located in Pembrokeshire
Pembroke
Pembroke
Location within Pembrokeshire
Population7,552 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid referenceSM985015
Community
Principal area
Preserved county
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPEMBROKE
Postcode districtSA71
Dialling code01646
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Pembrokeshire
51°40′34″N 4°54′57″W / 51.67604°N 4.9158°W / 51.67604; -4.9158

Pembroke (/ˈpɛmbrʊk/ PEM-bruuk; Welsh: Penfro [ˈpɛnvrɔ][3]) is a town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with a population of 7,552. The names of both the town and the county (of which the county town is Haverfordwest) have a common origin; both are derived from the Cantref of Penfro: Pen, 'head' or 'end', and bro, 'region', 'country', 'land', which has been interpreted to mean either 'Land's End'[4] or 'headland'.[5]

Pembroke features a number of historic buildings, town walls, complexes and Pembroke Castle which was the birthplace of Henry Tudor, who became Henry VII of England.

  1. ^ "4 Wards and community population 2011". Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Home | Pembroke Town Council". www.pembroketownguide.org.uk.
  3. ^ Griffiths; Jones, Dafydd Glyn, eds. (2003). Geiriadur yr Academi. Bruce: University of Wales Press. ISBN 9780708311868.
  4. ^ Charles, B. G., The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, p 671
  5. ^ Lewis, Samuel (1833). A Topographical Dictionary of Wales. Vol. 2. p. 2N.

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