Narberth, Pembrokeshire

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Narberth
Welsh: Arbeth
Narberth shown within the United Kingdom
Population	2150
Principal area	Pembrokeshire
Ceremonial county	Pembrokeshire
Constituent country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NARBERTH
Postcode district	SA
Dialling code	01834
Police
Fire
Ambulance	Welsh
European Parliament	Wales
List of places: UK • Wales •

Coordinates: 51°47′56″N 4°44′32″W / 51.7989, -4.7423

Narberth (Welsh: Arberth) is a town in Pembrokeshire, Wales. (Population 1,870, a third Welsh-speaking).It was founded around a Welsh court, but 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".^[1]

Attractions in the town include an art gallery, a museum, the former town hall and a ruined castle, while the Blackpool Mill and Oakwood Theme Park lie nearby. Narberth is a mile south of the A40 trunk road (on the A478) and benefits from a railway station on the line to Tenby and Pembroke.

The town plays a high-profile role in Welsh mythology, where it is the chief palace of Pwyll, Prince of Dyfed, and a key setting in both the first and third branches of the Mabinogi.^[2]

The town's Queen's Hall has recently played host to live bands such as Therapy?, The Blockheads, The Automatic, Skindred, Send More Paramedics and Pendulum.

Narberth is twinned with the English town, Ludlow, and both towns celebrate an annual Food Festival.

map of Narberth from 1952

[edit] References

^ Owen, George, The Description of Penbrokshire by George Owen of Henllys Lord of Kemes, Henry Owen (Ed), London, 1892
^ The Mabinogion: Pwyll Prince of Dyved and Manawyddan the Son of Llyr, translated by Lady Charlotte Guest. Online at www.sacred-texts.com.

[edit] External links

Map sources for Narberth, Pembrokeshire
Narberth homepage
www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Narberth and surrounding area

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