PEMBROKE, in Pembrokeshire, in England, is the prin-
cipal town in the county. It is situated upon a creek of
Milford-Haven, and in the most pleasant part of Wales,
being about 256 miles distant from London. It is the
county-town, and has two handsome bridges over two
small rivers which run into a creek, forming the west side
of a promontory. It is well inhabited, has several good
houses, and but one church. There is also a custom-
house in it. There are several merchants in it, who,
favoured by its situation, employ near 200 sail on their
own account; so that, next to Caermarthen, it is the
largest and richest town in South Wales. It has one
long straight street, upon a narrow part of a rock; and
the two rivers seem to be two arms of Milford-Haven,
which ebbs and flows close up to the town. It is
governed by a mayor, bailiffs, and burgesses; and was
in former times fortified with walls, and a magnificent
castle seated on a rock at the west end of the town.
In this rock, under the chapel, is a natural cavern
called Wogan, remarked for having a very fine echo:
this is supposed to have been a store-room for the gar-
rison, as there is a staircase leading into it from the
castle: it has also a wide mouth towards the river.
This structure being burnt a few years after it was
erected, it was rebuilt. It is remarkable for being
the birth-place of Henry VII. and for the brave de-
fence made by the garrison for Charles I.