a municipal and parliamentary borough and seaport town of Pembroke, South Wales, is situated on a branch of Milford Haven, 250 miles W. by N. from London, and 10 from Haverfordwest, the county town. It consists chiefly of one long irregularly-built street, ascending gradually to the castle, which stands on a bold rocky promontory. The castle is a Norman struc- Pembrokeshire.

Pembroke derives its chief importance from its suburb of Pater, about 1 mile N.W. of the town, where is a government dockyard, and where a considerable trade is carried on. The borough is governed by a mayor, six aldermen, and eighteen councillors; and unites with Tenby, Milford, and Wiston in returning a member to Parliament. Market-day, Saturday. Pop. (1851) 10,107, of which Pater contains 6236.