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 locomotive was pulling the wagons from Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, to Theale, near Reading, when the derailment occurred.

From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026

Upon winning the competition, Ryan and Kelly were flown from Pembrokeshire to Blackpool Airport by helicopter to choose between the car and the cash.

From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026

Bev has a second home on the coast in Gwynedd, while Rhodri is desperate to buy his first place in Pembrokeshire.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026

Rhodri Lewis is desperate to buy a house in his home county of Pembrokeshire, an area in which the Welsh government estimated 6.5%, external of all properties were second homes in 2023-24.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 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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