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Pembrokeshire

American

[pem-brook-sheer, -sher, -brohk-] / ˈpɛm brʊkˌʃɪər, -ʃər, -broʊk- /

noun

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

Pembrokeshire British

/ ˈpɛmbrʊkˌʃɪə, -ʃə /

noun

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)

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Etymology

Origin of Pembrokeshire

Pembroke ( def. ) + shire ( def. )

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Pembrokeshire

The premium is currently 150% in Gwynedd and Ceredigion, with Pembrokeshire opting for 125%.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Plans to build a massive 20m-high space radar station in Pembrokeshire will be decided by Welsh government ministers.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

The eastern and western Cleddau rivers in Pembrokeshire flow through farmland which produces as much as 25% of Wales' milk.

From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026

Caryl Davies, a beef and sheep farmer from Eglwyswrw, Pembrokeshire, said her family had decided to join the new scheme.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Recorde was born in Tenby, in Pembrokeshire, some time around 1510, and studied at both the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge, obtaining qualifications in mathematics and in medicine.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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