Haverfordwest - Pembrokeshire in Wales, United Kingdom
Haverfordwest - Pembrokeshire is a Welsh town on the western most tip of the country.
It is the biggest and most populous city in the whole county.
Part of the reason for its local popularity is due to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park which is the United Kingdom's only national park for the coast.
The city is also the center of most of the life in the county.
It is in a strategic locale, connecting many places to many others.
This is why it gets a lot of traffic.
It also has a great market trade, causing many people to go there to do shopping.
Though it is clearly an old town due to its careful placement in the geography of the land, no one can find any official proof that anything was built before the eleven hundreds.
The first major building there was a Norman castle built during the invasion.
The ruins still stand quite well today.
After that, a church came to the town.
In the next two hundred years it grew by leaps and bounds.
Guilds came in and a large trade in wool and cloth was established.
One of the only downsides to living in this advanced area was the frequent pirate attacks, which were common for any coastal city.
The Spanish, French, Saxon, and Irish pirates alike plundered the area.
It was not until the monarchy stepped in to defend the city that things quieted down and became peaceful for centuries afterward.
The area has produced some famous celebrities who on occasion return and give the city much publicity.
Christian Bale and Simon Davies are just two of these stars.
It is not unusual for being cultural hubs like this to be the birth places of the famous; this city offers more by way of education and opportunities than some other nearby towns.
It is the biggest and most populous city in the whole county.
Part of the reason for its local popularity is due to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park which is the United Kingdom's only national park for the coast.
The city is also the center of most of the life in the county.
It is in a strategic locale, connecting many places to many others.
This is why it gets a lot of traffic.
It also has a great market trade, causing many people to go there to do shopping.
Though it is clearly an old town due to its careful placement in the geography of the land, no one can find any official proof that anything was built before the eleven hundreds.
The first major building there was a Norman castle built during the invasion.
The ruins still stand quite well today.
After that, a church came to the town.
In the next two hundred years it grew by leaps and bounds.
Guilds came in and a large trade in wool and cloth was established.
One of the only downsides to living in this advanced area was the frequent pirate attacks, which were common for any coastal city.
The Spanish, French, Saxon, and Irish pirates alike plundered the area.
It was not until the monarchy stepped in to defend the city that things quieted down and became peaceful for centuries afterward.
The area has produced some famous celebrities who on occasion return and give the city much publicity.
Christian Bale and Simon Davies are just two of these stars.
It is not unusual for being cultural hubs like this to be the birth places of the famous; this city offers more by way of education and opportunities than some other nearby towns.
