Haverfordwest

Haverfordwest

Welsh  Hwlffordd 

      market town, historic and present county of Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro), southwestern Wales. The town grew up as a walled borough at the head of navigation on an inlet of the Irish Sea, with a castle (c. 1120) that protected a route to Ireland and the local colony of English and Flemish settlers. The English king Henry I granted the town its first charter (early 12th century), and an Augustinian priory was founded about 1200. Three present churches in the town date from the 13th to the 15th century. Haverfordwest became an important town, but its castle was partly dismantled in 1644–45, during the English Civil Wars, and subsequently the town lost its maritime prosperity, mainly to Milford Haven with its deepwater harbour. Today Haverfordwest is a market centre for the surrounding rural area and a base for tourists to explore the Pembrokeshire coast. It is also the administrative centre of Pembrokeshire county. Pop. (2001) 10,808.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Haverfordwest — walisisch Hwlffordd High Street, Haverfordwest …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Haverfordwest — Haverfordwest …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Haverfordwest — es la capital del condado de Pembrokeshire, Gales. Haverfordwest es la ciudad más poblada de Pembrokeshire, con una población estimada de 13.367 habitantes en 2001; aunque sus límites municipales, que excluyen el Merlin s Bridge, hacen que se… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Haverfordwest — (gälisch Hwlford), Städtischer Flecken (Borough town) in der Grafschaft Pembroke des englischen Fürstenthums Wales, am Cleddy, auf dem mit der Fluth Schiffe bis zu 100 Tonnen bis zur Stadt kommen, Hafen, 3 Kirchen, Tuch u. Papierfabrikation,… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Haverfordwest — (spr. hâwwerförd oder hārförd ), Hauptstadt (municipal borough) von Pembrokeshire (Südwales), am Cleddau, der in den Hafen von Milford einmündet und mit der Flut Schiffe von 100 Ton. trägt, ist terrassenförmig an einem Hügel erbaut, hat mehrere… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Haverfordwest — (spr. häwwĕrf rdwést), Hauptstadt der engl. Grafsch. Pembroke (Wales), am Cleddy, (1901) 6007 E …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • Haverfordwest — (Häwwersörrduest), engl. Stadt in Wales, mit 6900 E., Hafen, Fischerei …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Haverfordwest — infobox UK place country = Wales welsh name=Hwlffordd constituency welsh assembly= static latitude= 51.80066 longitude= 4.96736 official name= Haverfordwest unitary wales= Pembrokeshire lieutenancy wales= Dyfed constituency westminster= Preseli… …   Wikipedia

  • Haverfordwest — Original name in latin Haverfordwest Name in other language Gejverfordvest, HAW, Haverfordvestas, Hwlffordd, Khaverforduehst, Khavurforduest, ha fu fu wei si te, Гейверфордвест, Хаверфордуэст, Хавърфордуест State code GB Continent/City… …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Haverfordwest County FC — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Haverfordwest County Nombre completo Haverfordwest County Asociación Fútbol Club Apodo(s) El Bluebirds, Occidente Fundación 1899 …   Wikipedia Español

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”