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Llanrhian

Ward in Pembrokeshire, Wales

Coordinates:51.962, -5.107
OS grid ref:SM 86 33
Dialling code: 01348 (Fishguard)
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Llanrhian sits on the rolling coastal fringe of Pembrokeshire in Wales, occupying a largely rural ward of small villages, farmland and rugged shoreline on the gateway to the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The area is notable for its dramatic coastal walks and wildlife, small harbours and former slate workings around places such as Porthgain and Trefin, and a scattering of medieval churches and historic farmsteads that speak to a long agricultural and maritime past.

Economically and socially the ward remains rooted in farming and fishing but tourism and the arts have become important, with local pubs, galleries and holiday accommodation serving walkers and birdwatchers drawn to the coast and nearby St Davids. Community life is quiet but active, with village halls and local events sustaining a strong sense of place alongside ongoing concerns about services, transport and housing typical of rural West Wales.

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Transport links

  • Cardiff Airport 85.1 miles136.9 km
  • Fishguard Harbour Railway Station 6.2 miles10 km
  • Clarbeston Road Railway Station 12.2 miles19.6 km

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Schools in Llanrhian

  • Ysgol Gymunedol Croesgoch Primary

Local points of interest

  • Caerfai Beach Beach 8.8 miles14.1 km
  • Porthlisky Beach Beach 10.5 miles16.8 km
  • Bridge Meadow Stadium Stadium 12.1 miles19.5 km
  • Haverfordwest County Stadium 12.2 miles19.6 km
  • Mynydd Preseli Mountains 13.8 miles22.2 km
  • Port of Milford Haven Harbour 17.8 miles28.6 km
  • Milford Haven Harbour 18.6 miles29.9 km