Editing Haverfordwest (section)

==Topography==
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[[Image:LDHFWNewBridge.jpg|thumb|The "New" Bridge]]
[[File:Remains of the Priory, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire.jpeg|thumb|''The Priory, Haverfordwest''<br/>Henry G Gastineau, 1830]]
Haverfordwest is a [[market town]], the county town of Pembrokeshire and an important road network hub between [[Milford Haven]], [[Pembroke Dock]], [[Fishguard]] and [[St David's]] as a result of its position at the tidal limit of the [[River Cleddau|Western Cleddau]]. The majority of the town, comprising the old [[parish]]es of St. Mary, St. Martin and St. Thomas, lies on the right (west) bank of the river. On the left bank are the [[suburb]]s of Prendergast and Cartlett. At this point, a pair of [[sandstone]] ridges extending from east to west and separated by a deep, narrow valley, are cut through by the Western Cleddau. This leaves two high spurs on the west side of the river. On the northern spur, the castle and its surrounding settlement form the core of St Martin's parish. On the southern spur, the High Street ascends steeply from the river and forms the core of St Mary's parish. From the foot of each spur, ancient bridges cross the river to Prendergast: St Martin's Bridge ("the Old Bridge") and St Mary's Bridge ("the New Bridge", built in 1835). St Thomas's parish occupies the south side of the southern spur. From these core areas, the town has spread, mainly along the ridges. In addition to the four ancient [[parish church]]es, the remains of an [[Haverfordwest Priory|Augustinian priory]] are visible at the southern edge of the town.