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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
UK place.os_grid_reference
SM955155
UK place.population
12,042
UK place.population_ref
(Community 2011)
UK place.module
240pxMap of the community

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
county town
Official name
Haverfordwest
Located in
Pembrokeshire
Population
12042
Shares border with
Pembroke
Image
HaverfordwestSalutation Square.jpg
Dialing code
01437
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described by source
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Commons category
Haverfordwest
topic's main category
Category:Haverfordwest
OS grid reference
SM955155
category for people born here
Q20741336
category of associated people
Category:People from Haverfordwest
native label
Haverfordwest
postal code
SA62
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Encyclopedic overview

27 sections
Contents
  • 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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Haverfordwest” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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