Pembrokeshire

[ pem-brook-sheer, -sher, -brohk- ]

noun

1. a county in southwestern Wales. 610 sq. mi. (1,590 sq. km.)

Pembrokeshire

/ ˈpɛmbrʊkˌʃɪə; -ʃə /

noun

1. a county of SW Wales, on the Irish Sea and the Bristol Channel: formerly (1974–96) part of Dyfed: a hilly peninsula with a deeply indented coast: tourism, agriculture, oil refining. Administrative centre: Haverfordwest Pop: 116 300 (2003 est). Area: 1589 sq km (614 sq miles)

Word History and Origins

Origin of Pembrokeshire¹

Pembroke ( def ) + shire ( def )

Example Sentences

Christopher Boyle, 57, died on 2 September on the A4139 between Tenby and Penally in Pembrokeshire.

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She joined Llwy Gariad at SpanArts in Pembrokeshire, which is a group set up to help empower young people to talk about and express their identities.

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But according to the 2021 census, 0.9% of Pembrokeshire residents identified their ethnic group within the "mixed or multiple" category, up from 0.6% in 2011.

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The Cleddau Project said Welsh Water data showed pumps at Picton in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, were running at 80% capacity from July 2022 to February 2024.

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Mid and South Pembrokeshire MP Henry Tufnell, who met the Cleddau Project members, Welsh Water and NRW last week, called the pollution "not acceptable".

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