Narberth, Pembrokeshire

Narberth
Welsh: *Arberth*
Narberth Welsh: Arberth;
	Narberth Location within Pembrokeshire
Population	2,489 (2011)
OS grid reference	SN110147
Community	Narberth ;
Principal area	Pembrokeshire;
Preserved county	Dyfed;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NARBERTH
Postcode district	SA67
Dialling code	01834
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire;

Narberth (Welsh: Arberth) is a town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It was founded around a Welsh court and later became a Norman stronghold on the Landsker Line. It became the headquarters of the hundred of Narberth. It was once a marcher borough. George Owen described it in 1603 as one of nine Pembrokeshire "boroughs in decay".

In 2011, the population was 2,150, of which a third are Welsh-speaking. Narberth is close to the A40 trunk road and is on the A478. Narberth railway station is on the main line from Swansea. The community includes the village of Crinow.

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