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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Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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".
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.