Pembrokeshire

Local Authority District

Wales, the UK

§ This page gives an overview of the Pembrokeshire local authority district, bringing together key facts, maps, and data to help you quickly understand the area. One of 361 district profiles on Baseview.

Overview ⁞ Pembrokeshire occupies the far southwest of Wales, known for its stunning coastline, beaches, and Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Fishing, farming, and especially tourism are key industries, with towns like Haverfordwest, Tenby, and Milford Haven playing central roles.

The administrative boundary of Pembrokeshire can be viewed on OpenStreetMap: District Boundary of Pembrokeshire.

Map of Pembrokeshire — Administrative Boundary of Pembrokeshire (Local Authority District)

Key Facts about Pembrokeshire

What region is Pembrokeshire in? Pembrokeshire is in Wales, a statistical region and also a country in United Kingdom.

Is Pembrokeshire a city? Yes, Pembrokeshire is a city. Pembrokeshire holds official city status as one of the 76 designated cities in the UK.

Who governs Pembrokeshire? The local government for this district is: Pembrokeshire County Council (Wales County Council).

▶ Official website of Pembrokeshire County Council 🔗 pembrokeshire.gov.uk

Which police force covers Pembrokeshire? Policing in Pembrokeshire is provided by Dyfed-Powys Police 🔗 dyfed-powys.police.uk, which serves 4 local authority districts: Carmarthenshire ⁞ Ceredigion ⁞ Pembrokeshire ⁞ Powys.

This district page, Pembrokeshire, is a sub-page of this region page: Wales. It zooms in to local authorities and parliamentary constituencies, and provides a list of wards in this district. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK local authority districts: List of Local Authority Districts.

Constituencies in Pembrokeshire

A constituency is a specific geographical area that elects one Member of Parliament (MP) to represent them in the House of Commons. The United Kingdom is divided into 650 parliamentary constituencies, 32 of them are in Wales. We have this list page for easy browsing of all UK parliamentary constituencies: List of Constituencies.

Wards in Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire is divided into 59 wards, listed below in alphabetical order.

Amroth and Saundersfoot North
Boncath and Clydau
Bro Gwaun
Burton
Camrose
Carew and Jeffreyston
Cilgerran and Eglwyswrw
Crymych and Mynachlog-ddu
East Williamston
Fishguard: North East
Fishguard: North West
Goodwick
Haverfordwest: Castle
Haverfordwest: Garth
Haverfordwest: Portfield
Haverfordwest: Prendergast
Haverfordwest: Priory
Hundleton
Johnston
Kilgetty and Begelly
Lampeter Velfrey
Lamphey
Letterston
Llangwm
Llanrhian
Maenclochog
Manorbier and Penally
Martletwy
Merlin's Bridge
Milford: Central
Milford: East
Milford: Hakin
Milford: Hubberston
Milford: North
Milford: West
Narberth: Rural
Narberth: Urban
Newport and Dinas
Neyland: East
Neyland: West
Pembroke Dock: Bufferland
Pembroke Dock: Bush
Pembroke Dock: Central
Pembroke Dock: Market
Pembroke Dock: Pennar
Pembroke: Monkton and St Mary South
Pembroke: St Mary North
Pembroke: St Michael
Rudbaxton and Spittal
Saundersfoot South
Solva
St David's
St Dogmaels
St Florence and St Mary Out Liberty
St Ishmael's
Tenby: North
Tenby: South
The Havens
Wiston

In the UK, a ward is a subdivision of a local authority area, used mainly for electoral and statistical purposes. Defined by the ONS, wards represent the primary unit for local elections, each returning one or more councillors to the local council. Wards are also used as a key geography for presenting population and census data.

Communities in Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire has 77 communities, listed below in alphabetical order.

Ambleston
Amroth
Angle
Boncath
Brawdy
Burton
Camrose
Carew
Cilgerran
Clydau
Clynderwen
Cosheston
Crymych
Cwm Gwaun
Dale
Dinas Cross
East Williamston
Eglwyswrw
Fishguard and Goodwick
Freystrop
Haverfordwest
Hayscastle
Herbrandston
Hook
Hundleton
Jeffreyston
Johnston
Kilgetty/Begelly
Lampeter Velfrey
Lamphey
Letterston
Llanddewi Velfrey
Llandissilio West
Llangwm
Llanrhian
Llanstadwell
Llawhaden
Maenclochog
Manorbier
Manordeifi
Marloes and St. Brides
Martletwy
Mathry
Merlin's Bridge
Milford Haven
Mynachlog-Ddu
Narberth
Nevern
New Moat
Newport
Neyland
Nolton and Roch
Pembroke
Pembroke Dock
Penally
Pencaer
Puncheston
Rosemarket
Rudbaxton
Saundersfoot
Scleddau
Solva
Spittal
St. David's and the Cathedral Close
St. Dogmaels
St. Florence
St. Ishmael's
St. Mary Out Liberty
Stackpole and Castlemartin
Templeton
Tenby
The Havens
Tiers Cross
Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech
Walwyn's Castle
Wiston
Wolfscastle

In Wales, communities are the Welsh equivalent of civil parishes—the lowest tier of local government. Every part of Wales lies within a community, though only some have an elected community or town council. Where they exist, these councils handle very local matters and speak for residents to the county or county borough council. Like English civil parishes, communities are purely civil/administrative and are distinct from church parishes.

Built-up Areas in Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire covers 64 built-up areas, listed below in alphabetical order.

Abercych *
Begelly
Boncath
Brawdy
Broad Haven
Broadmoor
Broom (Pembrokeshire)
Cardigan *
Cilgerran *
Clunderwen
Cosheston
Cross Hands
Crundale
Crymych
Dale
Dinas Cross
Fishguard
Freshwater East
Goodwick
Haverfordwest
Hill Mountain
Hook (Pembrokeshire)
Hundleton
Jameston
Johnston
Keeston
Kilgetty
Lamphey
Letterston
Llandissilio
Llangwm
Ludchurch
Maenclochog
Manorbier
Merlin's Bridge
Milford Haven
Narberth
New Hedges and Twy Cross
Newport (Pembrokeshire)
Neyland
Pembroke
Pembroke Dock
Penally
Pleasant Valley
Robeston West
Roch
Rosemarket
Sageston
Saundersfoot
Simpson Cross
Solva
Spittal (Pembrokeshire)
St Davids
St Dogmaels *
St Florence
St Ishmael's
Tavernspite *
Templeton
Tenby
Waterston
Whitchurch (Pembrokeshire)
Whitehill (Pembrokeshire)
Whitland *
Wooden

In the UK, a Built-up Area (BUA) is a continuous urban area of at least 20 hectares (0.2 km²), defined by the ONS as land where buildings are generally no more than 200 metres apart, such as towns, cities, or large villages. (Note: A BUA name marked with an asterisk (*) indicates that the area is situated partly in the district of Pembrokeshire.)

Pembrokeshire compared with other districts in the UK

This section shows how Pembrokeshire compares with other local authority districts in the UK, using a variety of measures and rankings.

Pembrokeshire has 59 electoral wards.

Pembrokeshire compared with other districts — ▮ Smaller: 349 ▮ Similar: 3 ▮ Larger: 9 (compared with 361 districts)

Pembrokeshire has a population of 125,761 (2024 mid-year estimate by ONS)

Population of Pembrokeshire compared with other districts — Population of Pembrokeshire, compared with other districts in England and Wales

More local statistics and data for Pembrokeshire can be found on the ONS statistics for Pembrokeshire.