23 Facts About Pembrokeshire

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Pembrokeshire is a county in the south-west of Wales.

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Pembrokeshire's population was 122,439 at the 2011 census, an increase of 7.

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Around 60 million years ago, the Pembrokeshire landmass emerged through a combination of uplift and falling sea levels; the youngest rocks, from the Carboniferous Period, contain the Pembrokeshire Coalfield.

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Pembrokeshire's diverse range of geological features was a key factor in the establishment of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and a number of sites of special scientific interest.

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Pembrokeshire's wildlife is diverse, with marine, estuary, ancient woodland, moorland and farmland habitats.

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Pembrokeshire is one of the few places in the UK that is home to the rare Southern damselfly, Coenagrion mercuriale, which is found at several locations in the county, and whose numbers have been boosted by conservation work over a number of years.

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Human habitation of the region that is Pembrokeshire extends back to between 125,000 and 70,000 years and there are numerous prehistoric sites such as Pentre Ifan, and neolithic remains, more of which were revealed in an aerial survey during the 2018 heatwave; in the same year, a 1st-century Celtic chariot burial was discovered, the first such find in Wales.

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In spite of this, an incident in Pembrokeshire triggered the opening shots of the Second English Civil War when local units of the New Model Army mutinied.

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In 1720, Emmanuel Bowen described Pembrokeshire as having five market towns, 45 parishes and about 4,329 houses, with an area of 420,000 acres.

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In 1851, a religious census of Pembrokeshire showed that of 70 per cent of the population, 53 per cent were nonconformists and 17 per cent Church of England.

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The 2001 census for Preseli Pembrokeshire constituency showed that 74 per cent were Christian and 25 per cent of no religion, with other religions totalling less than 1 per cent.

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In 2001, Preseli Pembrokeshire constituency was 99 per cent white European, marginally lower than in 1991, compared with 98 per cent for the whole of Wales.

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Pembrokeshire is served by the Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service and Dyfed-Powys Police.

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Pembrokeshire is served by rail via the West Wales Lines from Swansea.

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15.

Pembrokeshire has good soil and benefits from the Gulf Stream, which provides a mild climate and a longer growing season than other parts of Wales.

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16.

Pembrokeshire has 61 disused coal tips; only one of these is in Category C, but its location has not been disclosed.

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17.

Many of Pembrokeshire's beaches have won awards, including Poppit Sands and Newport Sands.

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18.

In 2018, Pembrokeshire received the most coast awards in Wales, with 56 Blue Flag, Green Coast or Seaside Awards.

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19.

Flag of Pembrokeshire is a yellow cross on a blue field; in the centre of the cross is a green pentagon bearing a red and white Tudor rose, divided quarterly and counterchanged, the inner and outer roses having alternating red and white quarters.

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20.

Pembrokeshire has more than 1,600 listed buildings, ranging from mud huts to castles, and including bridges and other ancient and modern structures, under the auspices of Cadw and the County Council.

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21.

Stephen Crabb, a former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Secretary of State for Wales, was brought up in Pembrokeshire and is one of the county's two Members of Parliament, the other being Simon Hart, who is the current Secretary of State for Wales.

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22.

Comprehensive review of education in Pembrokeshire was carried out in 2014 with a number of options for discussion in 2015.

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23.

Pembrokeshire has had a branch of the University of the Third Age since 1991 and has a wide range of groups.

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