Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest ( , ; ) is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire with a population of 14,596 in 2011. It is also a community consisting of 12,042 people, making it the second most populous community in the county after Milford Haven. The suburbs include the former parish of Prendergast, Albert Town and the residential and industrial areas of Withybush (housing, retail parks, hospital, airport and showground).
Key facts
- UK place.country
- Wales
- UK place.welsh_name
- Hwlffordd
- UK place.official_name
- Haverfordwest
- UK place.community_wales
- Haverfordwest
- UK place.unitary_wales
- Pembrokeshire
- UK place.lieutenancy_wales
- Dyfed
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Mid and South Pembrokeshire
- UK place.constituency_welsh_assembly
- Preseli Pembrokeshire
- UK place.post_town
- HAVERFORDWEST
- UK place.postcode_district
- SA61, SA62
- UK place.postcode_area
- SA
- UK place.dial_code
- 01437
Article
27 sectionsContents
- Topography
- Toponymy
- History
- Origins
- Medieval period
- Post-medieval
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Governance
- Local government
- Senedd and Westminster representation
- Administrative history
- Demography
- Economy
- Education
- Sport and leisure
- Health
- Transport
- Notable people
- Sport
- Freedom of the Town
- Individuals
- Military units
- See also
- Bibliography
- References
- External links
Haverfordwest ( , ; ) is the county town of Pembrokeshire, Wales, and the most populous urban area in Pembrokeshire with a population of 14,596 in 2011. It is also a community consisting of 12,042 people, making it the second most populous community in the county after Milford Haven. The suburbs include the former parish of Prendergast, Albert Town and the residential and industrial areas of Withybush (housing, retail parks, hospital, airport and showground).
Haverfordwest has a strategic location: it was the lowest bridging point of the Western Cleddau before the Cleddau Bridge opened in 1975.