Haverfordwest
Haverfordwest is the county town of Pembrokeshire in Wales. It functions as the county's primary business and administrative centre. Haverfordwest is the most populous urban region in Pembrokeshire. However, according to the 2011 Census, the town has a permanent population of around 12042 people, which is a slim reduction from the 13367 inhabitants reported in the 2001 Census. The town has been English-speaking for centuries, yet due to the fact that the town markets traded the products of Welsh farmers to the north and east, there has always been a considerable Welsh-speaking influence and the air of a 'frontier' town. The residential area of Prendergast seems to have come from as an extramural Welsh dormitory, dating from the times when all farming trade needed to travel through the borough, and the afraid Normans prior to the destruction of Anglo-Norman power in 1136 attempted to prevent Welshmen bearing arms from entering within the castle walls after nightfall. In accordance with its status as a sub regional hub-town, Haverfordwest continues to serve as Pembrokeshire's principal business and retail centre. Recent years have seen the development of the river-side shopping centre. More recently still there has actually been substantial retail development in the suburban area of Withybush on the outskirts of the town, with the opening of a variety of big commercial chain stores. Haverfordwest is about 6 miles (10 kilometres) miles east of the village of Broad Haven, part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and Britain's only coastal national park, which draws in thousands of visitors each year. The closest boundary of the park is at Hanton Bridge 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southeast. The town is also the home of a number of football, rugby, cricket and kayaking clubs. For all of your home improvements, be sure to identify reputable specialists in Haverfordwest to make certain of quality.