Pembrokeshire

[ pem-brook-sheer, -sher, -brohk- ]

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noun

a county in southwestern Wales. 610 sq. mi. (1,590 sq. km.)

Pembrokeshire

/ ˈpɛmbrʊkˌʃɪə; -ʃə /

noun

a county of SW Wales, on the Irish Sea and the Bristol Channel: formerly (1974–96) part of Dyfed: a hilly peninsula with a deeply indented coast: tourism, agriculture, oil refining. Administrative centre: Haverfordwest Pop: 116 300 (2003 est). Area: 1589 sq km (614 sq miles)

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Pembrokeshire¹

Pembroke ( def ) + shire ( def )

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On a bright October morning nine paddleboarders entered the River Cleddau for an idyllic paddle through the Pembrokeshire town of Haverfordwest.

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Paul O'Dwyer, Andrea Powell, Morgan Rogers and Nicola Wheatley died after paddleboarding in "extremely hazardous conditions" on the Western Cleddau river in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire in October 2021.

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Paul O'Dwyer, 42, Andrea Powell, 41, Morgan Rogers, 24, and Nicola Wheatley, 40, drowned while paddleboarding in "extremely hazardous conditions" on the River Cleddau, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, in October 2021.

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Social media footage has shown people wandering around Oakwood, near Narberth, Pembrokeshire, since it closed last month.

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Pembrokeshire Tory MS Sam Kurtz wants a "quick sale", saying the longer it stays empty, the chances of "other problems occurring" increase.

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