Fishguard
Sign in to saveFishguard (, meaning "Mouth of the River Gwaun") is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with a population of 3,400 (rounded to the nearest 100) as of the 2021 census. Modern Fishguard consists of two parts, Lower Fishguard and the "Main Town". Fishguard and Goodwick are twin towns with a joint Town Council.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.welsh_name
- Abergwaun
- UK place.official_name
- Fishguard
- UK place.static_image_name
- Fishguard Harbour.JPG
- UK place.static_image_caption
- Lower Fishguard
- UK place.community_wales
- Fishguard and Goodwick
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Pembrokeshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Dyfed
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Ceredigion Preseli
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Preseli Pembrokeshire
- UK place.post_town
- FISHGUARD
- UK place.postcode_district
- SA65
- UK place.postcode_area
- SA
- UK place.dial_code
- 01348
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SM955375
- UK place.population
- 3,400
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 census)
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- Etymology
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Fishguard (, meaning "Mouth of the River Gwaun") is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with a population of 3,400 (rounded to the nearest 100) as of the 2021 census. Modern Fishguard consists of two parts, Lower Fishguard and the "Main Town". Fishguard and Goodwick are twin towns with a joint Town Council.
Lower Fishguard is believed to be the site of the original hamlet from which modern Fishguard has grown. It is in a deep valley where the River Gwaun meets the sea, hence the Welsh name for Fishguard. It is a typical fishing village with a short tidal quay. The settlement stretches along the north slope of the valley.