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• Pembrokeshire
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• Pembrokeshire

A maritime county, the farthest W. in Wales; is washed by St. George's Channel except on the E., where it borders on Cardigan and Carmarthen. It is a county of low hills, with much indented coast-line. Milford Haven, in the S., is one of the best harbours in the world. The climate is humid; two-thirds of the soil is under pasture; coal, iron, lead, and slate are found.

s a cathedral city; the county town is

n Milford Haven, and near it is the fortified dockyard and arsenal