Narberth, Pembrokeshire
Town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the electoral ward of the town, see Narberth (electoral ward).
Narberth (Welsh: Arberth) is a town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was founded around a Welsh court and later became a Norman stronghold on the Landsker Line. It became the headquarters of the hundred of Narberth. It was once a marcher borough. George Owen described it in 1603 as one of nine Pembrokeshire "boroughs in decay".
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Narberth
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Location within Pembrokeshire | |
Population | 2,489 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SN110147 |
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Preserved county | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | NARBERTH |
Postcode district | SA67 |
Dialling code | 01834 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
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In 2021, the population of both wards (rural and urban) was 4,100 (rounded to the nearest 100),19.6% of whom are Welsh-speaking.[3] Narberth is close to the A40 trunk road and is on the A478. Narberth railway station is on the main line from Swansea. The community includes the village of Crinow.