Pembroke Dock
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Pembroke Dock (Welsh: Doc Penfro) is a town and a community in Pembrokeshire, South West Wales, 3 miles (4.8 km) northwest of Pembroke on the banks of the River Cleddau. Originally Paterchurch, a small fishing village, Pembroke Dock town expanded rapidly following the construction of the Royal Navy Dockyard in 1814. The Cleddau Bridge links Pembroke Dock with Neyland.
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Pembroke Dock
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Pembroke Dock and Cleddau Estuary | |
Location within Pembrokeshire | |
Population | 9,753 (2011)[1] |
OS grid reference | SM965035 |
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Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | PEMBROKE DOCK |
Postcode district | SA72 |
Dialling code | 01646 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
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After Haverfordwest and Milford Haven, Pembroke Dock is the third-largest town in Pembrokeshire being more populous than neighbouring Pembroke.