Pembrokeshire Coalfield Pembrokeshire Coalfield The Pembrokeshire Coalfield in West Wales is one of the smallest British coalfields, but continuously worked from the 14th to 20th centuries. The main coalfield extends from Saundersfoot on Carmarthen Bay westwards to Broad Haven on St Brides Bay. A small detached portion of the field is centred on Newgale on St Brides Bay. The coalfield is in effect the westernmost extension of the South Wales Coalfield though it is separated from the main body of that field by Carmarthen. Coal seams within the Pembrokeshire Coalfield are traditionally referred to as veins. The following sequence is recognised in
Pembrokeshire seven-year-old pupils were educated through the medium of Welsh. This figure is expected to rise to 25 per cent by 2019/20. The Preseli Branch of the University of the Third Age (U3A) provides musical appreciation as a subject. Health services in the county are provided by Hywel Dda Local Health Board which also provides for Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire. The county's principal hospital is Withybush General Hospital in Haverfordwest, and there are local hospitals in Tenby and Pembroke Dock. In November 2018, Hywel Dda informed Pembrokeshire's Community Health Council that the county had 38 full-time and 34 part-time GPs. Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire