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  Pembroke, Pembrokeshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pembroke (Welsh: Penfro) is the traditional county town of Pembrokeshire in west Wales.
One point of interest in the town is Pembroke Castle, the impressive remains of a mediƦval castle which was the birthplace of King Henry VII of England.
The ferry port of Pembroke Dock is a separate town, which was established in 1814, it lies three miles to the north of Pembroke.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pembroke,_Pembrokeshire   (612 words)

  
 Pembrokeshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Sir Benfro) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom.
Marloes peninsula, Pembrokeshire coast, Wales, UK Pembrokeshire is a maritime county, surrounded by the sea on all sides except in the northeast where it is bounded by Ceredigion (Cardiganshire) and in the east where it is bounded by Carmarthenshire.
The traditional county of Pembrokeshire is bounded by Carmarthenshire to the east, Cardiganshire to the northeast, the St George's Channel to the northwest and the Bristol Channel to the south.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pembrokeshire   (728 words)

  
 Mark Pilling Family History - pilg922 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Anselm married Matilda (Maud) de Bohun [Countess Pembroke] in of, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Walter married Margaret de Quincy [Countess of Lincoln] on 6 Jan 1242 in of, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Margaret married Walter Marshall [Earl of Pembroke] on 6 Jan 1242 in of, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
www.eoni.com /~paf/pilling/pilg922.htm   (523 words)

  
 Pembroke Dock Community Website: History Section.
Hill, T.H. The churches and chapels of Pembroke Dock: a preliminary essay.
The pubs of Pembroke, Pembroke Dock, Tenby and South Pembrokeshire.
Pembrokeshire under fire: the story of the air raids of 1940-41.
www.pembrokedock.org /h_bibliography.htm   (2318 words)

  
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Pembrokeshire is situated at the far south western peninsular of the Welsh Principality encroaching the troubled waters of the north Atlantic.
Pembroke, as you know, is very difficult to approach on any side, and we have made some deviation to accommodate the inhabitants of Pembroke.
Since the Pembroke company was built in standard gauge and had succeeded with a standard gauge connection to the east, to connect with the standard gauge rail system that Britain had settled on, the Whitland company sought to build also in standard gauge.
members.lycos.co.uk /Graham_Davies/Railways/PandTR.html   (20565 words)

  
 CastleXplorer - Pembroke Castle   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
He made his base at Pembroke where he built a castle on a rocky promontory between the Pembroke River and the Monkton Pill.
Roger's sons lost the castle to the crown following a failed rebellion, and in 1138 the earldom of Pembroke was created and given, along with the castle, to Gilbert de Clare.
Cromwell ordered that Pembroke's defences should be demolished and each of the towers on the south front were destroyed by gunpowder.
www.castlexplorer.co.uk /wales/pembroke/pembroke.php   (565 words)

  
 Pembroke Castle Pembrokeshire Dyfed Wales Welsh
Pembroke Castle was originally an 11th century earth and timber ringwork fortress, founded by Earl Roger of Montgomery.
His five sons, enlarged and strengthened the castle and in the 13th century William de Valence, added the outer bailey curtain wall, flanked by huge round towers and a remarkable gatehouse.
Pembroke Castle is located in the town centre, off Westgate Hill.
www.castleuk.net /castle_lists_wales/158/pembrokecastle.htm   (155 words)

  
 Welcome to the PEMBROKE DOCK Wales. Visit PEMBROKE DOCK and the countryside and coast of Wales. Photo Image Gallery ...
Before 1814 Pembroke Dock was known as Paterchurch and was little more than a small fishing village.
The Royal Navy at Milford Haven decided to move their shipbuilding further inland from the mouth of the estuary and Paterchurch was selected as the most ideal location.
Pembroke Dock today is a ferry port and with good mooring and watersport facilities for tourists.
www.birminghamuk.com /pembrokedock.htm   (172 words)

  
 Family Trees of Thomas Jefferson and Other Famous Americans - pafg146 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
William MARSHALL was born in 1144/1146 in Of, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Isabel MARSHALL was born in 1206 in Of,, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Sibyl MARSHALL was born in 1209 in Of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
www.ishipress.com /pafg146.htm   (1064 words)

  
 The Town of Pembroke
Pembroke Dock is a dockyard town in South Pembrokeshire with a rich and varied history.
For almost 20 years the RAF base at Pembroke Dock was home to the Sunderland Flying Boats and their departure brought about another period of hardship for the town.
Pembroke Dockyard deserves a mention as it is the main reason for the existance of Pembroke Dock and may also play a major role in it's future.
www.pembrokeshire.co.uk /pembrokedock/index.htm   (500 words)

  
 Hotels in Pembroke Wales accommodation - Pembroke hotels accommodation in south Wales UK
Pembroke Castle is dominated by its vast 75-foot keep, other fine components of the castle are the Great Gatehouse, the Country Court, the Norman Hall and the Wogan, a natural cave over which the castle was built.
Pembroke has a main street of attractive multi-coloured shop frontages of Georgian and Victorian construction, and impressive remnants of the 13th century town walls.
The ferry port of Pembroke Dock is a separate town, lying three miles to the north of Pembroke.
www.kayukay.co.uk /pembrokehotels.html   (394 words)

  
 Pembrokeshire, WalesGenWeb Project
Pembrokeshire, also called Pembroke, Welsh Sir Benfro county of southwestern Wales, bounded on the northeast by Ceredigion, on the east by Carmarthenshire, on the south by the Bristol Channel, and on the west and northwest by St. Bride's Bay and Cardigan Bay of St. George's Channel.
Henry VIII formally established the earldom of Pembroke as a shire (county) in 1536, and English law was imposed from 1542.
Pembrokeshire was one of the battlegrounds of the English Civil Wars during the 17th century.
www.rootsweb.com /~wlspem   (839 words)

  
 Tourist Information Centres
Pembroke TIC is situated on the site of the old slaughterhouse opposite the car parks and play areas on the Commons Road.
Known as the Gateway to Pembroke this TIC was built to coincide with the town's 900th birthday celebrations in 1993.
Kindly donated by the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park the display uses the latest technology to guide the visitor along the coast path denoting points of interest along the way.
www.visitpembrokeshire.com /TIC/pembroke.asp   (178 words)

  
 GENUKI: Pembrokeshire
A Description of the county of Pembrokeshire from A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1833) by Samuel Lewis.
The marcher shire of Pembroke and the Glyndwr rebellion.
Howell, R.L. The Pembroke Yeomanry, The Pembroke Historian, vol.
www.genuki.org.uk /big/wal/PEM   (7089 words)

  
 High Noon Guesthouse - Pembrokeshire
Chris is originally from Pembrokeshire so has plenty of local knowledge to impart to the guests.
In fact the Barnikel name can be traced back to the 1600’s in Pembroke when their name appeared as the bookbinders of the Bible to be found in St. Mary’s Church in the Main St.
Pembroke is also on the route of the Pembrokeshire National Park Coastal Path which makes the High Noon an ideal base to explore the delights of the path with it’s enchanting beaches and superb scenery.
www.highnoon.co.uk   (239 words)

  
 Pembroke Workhouse and Poor Law Union
It was decided to build a new Union workhouse, although in the interim, the union's paupers continued to be housed in existing parish workhouses rented by the Union.
Pembroke, built in Wilkinson's favoured Elizabethan style, was based the Commissioners' model cruciform or "square" layout.
Pembroke 1903 infirmary from the east with vagrants' block beyond, 2000.
users.ox.ac.uk /~peter/workhouse/Pembroke/Pembroke.shtml   (1313 words)

  
 Coastal Cottages of Pembrokeshire - Pembroke   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
London House, recently renovated and sympathetically extended, is the middle traditional cottage in a terrace of 3.
The Norman walls and towers of Pembroke Castle held strong for 400 years.
Pembroke town and riverside must not be overlooked.
www.coastalcottages.co.uk /Pembroke.asp   (119 words)

  
 Lamphey Court Hotel, Lamphey, Near Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, SA71 5NT
Located in the peaceful Pembrokeshire village of Lamphey, it is just a short drive from the atmospheric town and magnificent castle of Pembroke and the charming medieval coastal town of Tenby.
It is also just over 2 miles from the wonderful South Pembrokeshire Heritage Coast, with its countless golden beaches, its dramatic swooping shoreline and craggy cliffs, and the Pembrokeshire Coast Path that runs along Pembrokeshire’s enchanting coastline from Amroth to the River Teifi.
Pembrokeshire also enjoys an agreeably relaxed pace of life, meaning you can forget about the pressures of the outside world for a while and live life in a more laid-back manner.
www.e-travelguide.info /lampheycourt   (668 words)

  
 Pembroke Town and Pembroke Dock (South West Wales) Online : Home
Welcome to the Pembroke And Pembroke Dock community Website, here you can find plenty of information and news about the two towns and what is going on in the area as well as Pembrokeshire.
We are currently looking for volunteers in the Pembroke and Pembroke Dock area, or even people who spent their past in the area to help with the upkeep of the website such as posting new articles that would be of interest to anyone who visits the site.
We at the Pembroke and Pembroke Dock website as well as the whole site community would greatly appreciate any way that you could spread the word about the site and increase the people visiting.
www.pembroketown.org.uk   (335 words)

  
 Marshall Family Genealogy
was born in 1144/1146, lived in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales and died on 14 May 1219 in Caversham Manor, England and was buried in Temple Church, London.
was born in 1190, lived in Pembroke, Wales and died on 27 Mar 1248 and was buried in Tintern Abbey, Chapel Hill, Monmouthshire, England.
was born in 1206 in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales and died on 16 Jan 1240 in Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire, Lincoln and was buried in Beaulieu, Southampton, England.
www.aritek.com /hartgen/htm/marshall.htm   (1541 words)

  
 Pembroke Hotels & Accommodation near Pembroke in Pembrokeshire
No Hotels located with Pembroke in the address, but those shown below are the nearest hotels to Pembroke, with 11 within 22.8 miles of Pembroke.
The town centre is less than a mile away and with ample parking, the Hotel is ideally situated for access to all Pembrokeshire's main towns and attractions.
One of Pembrokeshire's finest, the Wolfcastle Country Hotel is situated in the heart of rural mid Pembrokeshire.
www.uk-tourist-attractions.co.uk /Wales_hotels/Pembroke_hotels.cfm   (425 words)

  
 Pembroke Ferries accommodation - hotel bed and breakfast B&B accommodation within easy reach of Pembroke Ferries UK
A friendly family run Guest House situated in the historic town of Pembroke with a peaceful location.
The coach house hotel is situated in the historical town of Pembroke.....
We are on the route to the Pembroke / Ireland ferry, approximately 30 minutes drive away from Pembroke.
www.kayukay.co.uk /ferriespembroke.html   (137 words)

  
 Mark Pilling Family History - pilg917 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
was born 1144/1146 in of, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales and was christened 12 May 1146.
She died 1220 in, Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales and was buried in Tintern Abbey, Tintern, Monmouthshire, England.
Isabel married William Marshall [Earl of Pembroke] on Aug 1189 in London, Middlesex, England.
www.eoni.com /~paf/pilling/pilg917.htm   (400 words)

  
 Pembroke Self Catering - Littlegates Cottage :: Stay in Wales
The historic town of Pembroke and the castle is only a five minute walk, the mill pond and its wildlife only 500 yards.
Pembroke Castle is a must see for visitors to the area.
Pembrokeshires beautiful coastline and famous coastal footpath is a short drive away.
www.stayinwales.co.uk /detail.cfm?i=4800   (165 words)

  
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It is immediately adjacent to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and close to the National Nature Reserves of Skomer and Stackpole.
Within easy reach of the Centre is a remarkable variety of biological habitats including exposed and sheltered rocky shores, sand dunes and salt marsh as well as ponds, lakes, streams and woodland in the grounds.
In addition Pembrokeshire is an ideal place to study rivers, hydrology, tourism, rural settlements and urban areas.
www.field-studies-council.org /orielton   (214 words)

  
 Vacation Rentals in Pembroke & Tenby, West Wales, Wales,Pembrokeshire Riverside - The Stores
The Stores nestles quietly beside the Cresswell River in a part of the Pembrokeshire National Park and offers a peacefulness and tranquillity that is a rare commodity these days.
The Pembrokeshire Coastal Path and the Daugleddau Estuary trail are also on the doorstep and numerous sections can be walked during a week or weekend.
Many of Pembrokeshire’s well known attractions are also within a 10 minute drive including Wales’ largest theme Park, The Dinosaur Experience, The Crystal Maze, Canaston Bowl and a whole host of other attractions to keep the family busy and out of the sun!
www.latelet.com /rentals/20313.html   (662 words)

  
 Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Pembroke has been part of Tasmania and Van Diemen's Land since 1836, when the county of that name was first gazetted.
Hence, Pembroke the Tasmanian county and Legislative Council division, take their name from the Welsh county of Pembrokeshire.
Probably the best-known feature of Pembrokeshire is Pembroke Castle, built by Roger de Montgomery in 1093 on Milford Haven as a strategic fortress in the Norman conquest of England.
www.pembrokeimages.com.au /index.htm   (247 words)

  
 Pembrokeshire National Park, Pembroke Dock Pembrokeshire Wales
The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park was designated in 1952.
The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority has some 120 staff and a committee of 15 members.
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park boasts a wealth of wonderful places to explore and enjoy.
walesdirectory.co.uk /tourist-attractions/National_Parks/Wales7135.htm   (379 words)

  
 Ancestors of Eugene Ashton ANDREW & Anna Louise HANISH Countess Isabel De Clare PEMBROKE ANDREW ANGERMUELLER HANISH ...
Crown Heiress of PEMBROKE and STRIGUIL, Countess of PEMBROKE.
Pembroke Castle, with its seventy five foot tower, stood like a mighty sentinelon the inlet of Milford Haven.
He gave him in marriage the rich Crown heiress of Pembroke, and at a stroke the Marshal became one of the most powerful of English barons.
www.geneal.net /3465.htm   (579 words)

  
 The Pembroke Bookshop: Pembrokeshire books, maps & guides
This site is dedicated to books about Pembrokeshire which are currently in print.
The Pembroke Bookshop is a small, independent bookshop in the heart of the historic walled town of Pembroke in West Wales.
As well as an unrivalled stock of Pembrokeshire books and maps, we also have a good selection of books on most subjects together with National Book Tokens, cards, gift stationery and some unusual gifts and games.
www.pembrokebooks.co.uk /main1.htm   (99 words)

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