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The Priory, Haverfordwest. Henry G Gastineau, 1830. Haverfordwest is a market town, the county town of Pembrokeshire and an important road network hub between Milford Haven, Pembroke Dock, Fishguard and St David's as a result of its position at the tidal limit of the Western Cleddau.
Mar 7, 2024 · Haverfordwest, market town, historic and present county of Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro), southwestern Wales. It is situated at the head of navigation on a deep inlet of the Irish Sea and is the administrative centre of Pembrokeshire county. The town grew up as a walled borough with a castle (c. 1120)
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Haverfordwest has been established for almost 1,000 years. In Elizabethan times, Haverfordwest was the second largest port in Wales and remained the main port in West Wales until the coming of the railway in 1853. The castle is in the centre of Haverfordwest and dominates the town.
KEY FACTS. Status: 1213 town charter. Weekly market and annual fair. Size: 1376 422 burgages. Archaeology: Small-scale excavations revealed stratified medieval deposits. LOCATION. Although Haverfordwest is almost 30km from the open sea the river on which is lies, the Western Cleddau, is tidal.
Haverfordwest ( Welsh: Hwlffordd) is the county town of Pembrokeshire in South Wales . Get in. By car. Haverfordwest is on the main A40 London to Fishguard trunk road. By rail. 1 Haverfordwest station is served by trains on the West Wales Line from Swansea to Milford Haven, operated by Arriva Trains Wales. Get around. 51°47′56″N 4°58′7″W.
Haverfordwest Castle ( Welsh: Castell Hwlffordd) is a castle located in the town centre at Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, south Wales, located in a naturally defensive position at the end of a strong, isolated ridge. The castle was established during Norman times in 1120 but much of the architecture remaining today is dated to 1290.
