Pembrokeshire

This article is about the County.
For the Highway Authority, see Pembrokeshire Council.

Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro in Welsh) is one of the traditional counties of Wales. Between 1974 and 1996, it was part of the administrative county of Dyfed but its area is almost identical to that administered today by the Welsh principal area of Pembrokeshire. The county is named after Pembroke; the council seat is in the county town of Haverfordwest.

Geography & Economy

The Cleddau Bridge

Pembrokeshire is the southwesternmost county in Wales. It is bordered by the sea on three sides, with only the east connected to the rest of the country. A sizeable area of the coast, together with some inland parts of the county such as the Daugleddau and the Preseli Mountains, is contained within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Most of the county's centres of population are also on or near the coast, with terrain becoming mountainous inland. The county includes a number of offshore islands, all of which with the exception of Caldey are wildlife sanctuaries. Linguistically, the county is divided by the Landsker Line, which runs from the north side of St Bride's Bay to Carmarthen Bay near Laugharne; this separates the Welsh-speaking north from the south, known as Little England Beyond Wales. The county's traditional industries are agriculture and stone quarrying but the latter has now largely ceased. Milford Haven has a large petrochemical industry, largely because it has one of the deepest natural harbours in the world. Fishguard and Pembroke Dock are also important ports. However, tourism is now a major part of the economy. Tenby is a seaside resort whilst the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is a draw. St Davids, in the extreme west of the county, is Wales's Christian capital.

Roads

The B4329 in the hills

Pembrokeshire is a destination for traffic rather than a place passed through and so its road network echoes this. The majority of roads in the county take traffic to and from the industrial areas and ports; ferries leave from Pembroke Dock and Fishguard (actually Goodwick) to reach Rosslare. Haverfordwest is the main focus of the road network, whilst the South Pembrokeshire Peninsula is somewhat separate, having only been connected to the rest of the county by road when the Cleddau Bridge was opened in 1975. Less populated areas in the west and northeast have few roads. The South Wales Trunk Road Agent maintains the county's four trunk roads: the A487 enters Fishguard along the coast and the A40 from the east, whilst the A4076 serves Milford Haven and the A477 the south of the county. Most non-trunk roads within the county are maintained by Pembrokeshire County Council.

Route	From	To	Length
A40	London	Fishguard	263 miles	View
A477	St Clears	Johnston	22.2 miles	View
A478	Cardigan	Tenby	31.9 miles	View
A487	Haverfordwest	Menai Bridge	173.8 miles	View
A4072	Princes Gate	Templeton	1.6 miles	View
A4073	Crinow	Narberth (E)	0.3 miles	View
A4074	Narberth	Narberth Castle	0.1 miles	View}
A4075	Canaston Bridge	Pembroke	12.3 miles	View
A4076	Milford Haven	Haverfordwest	8.0 miles	View
A4115	Cross Hands	Templeton	2.6 miles	View
A4139	Pembroke Dock	Tenby	14.2 miles	View
A4218	Narberth Road	Greenhill Road	0.4 miles	View
A4219	Scleddau	Manorowen	1.4 miles	View
B4313	Fishguard	Narberth	20.6 miles	View
B4314	Pendine	Canaston Bridge (E)	14.2 miles	View
B4315	Templeton	Princes Gate	1.6 miles	View
B4316	Pentlepoir	New Hedges	3.2 miles	View
B4317	White Lion Street	High Street	0.5 miles	View
B4318	Sageston	Tenby	5.2 miles	View
B4319	Broomhill Burrows	Pembroke	10.4 miles	View
B4319	Tenby	Pembroke	11.4 miles	View
B4320	Angle	Pembroke	9.8 miles	View
B4321	Pembroke	Waterloo	1.3 miles	View
B4322	West Llanion, Pembroke Dock	Bush, Pembroke	2.1 miles	View
B4323	Fort Road	London Road	0.9 miles	View
B4324	Johnston	Neyland	4.8 miles	View
B4325	Milford Haven	Honeyborough	5.4 miles	View
B4326	Great North Road	Victoria Road	0.5 miles	View
B4327	Haverfordwest	Dale	12.1 miles	View
B4328	Haverfordwest	St David's	15.3 miles	View
B4329	Haverfordwest	Eglwyswrw	18.7 miles	View
B4330	Croes-goch	Haverfordwest	13.6 miles	View
B4330	Scleddau	St David's	14.9 miles	View
B4331	Mathry	Letterston	4.5 miles	View
B4331	Goodwick	Mathry	5.8 miles	View
B4332	Eglwyswrw	Cenarth	10.1 miles	View
B4341	Broad Haven	Albert Town	5.7 miles	View
B4546	Poppit Sands	Pentŵd Isaf, Cardigan	3.1 miles	View
B4582	Temple Bar	Croft	5.7 miles	View
B4583	St David's	Whitesands Bay	1.9 miles	View
B4584	Lamphey	Freshwater East	1.6 miles	View
B4585	Bier Cross	Skrinkle	1.8 miles	View
B4586	Broadmoor	Yerbeston	3.1 miles	View
T10	London	Fishguard		View
T80	Haverfordwest	Milford Haven		View
T81	Fishguard	Bangor		View

Key

Motorway

Primary Route

Non Primary Route

Former Motorway

Defunct Route

E Road

Future Motorway

Future Primary

Future Non Primary

Historical Route

Tourist Route

Roman Road

Unbuilt Motorway

Unbuilt Primary

Unbuilt Non Primary

National Cycle Network

Cycle Route

Eurovelo Cycle Route

Junctions

Main Article: Junctions in Pembrokeshire

Bridges, Tunnels, and other Crossings

Main Article: Crossings in Pembrokeshire