Editing Pembrokeshire (section)

==History==
{{main|History of Pembrokeshire}}
[[Image:Pentre Ifan burial chamber - geograph.org.uk - 384085.jpg|thumb|alt=exterior view of prehistoric structure|[[Pentre Ifan]] neolithic burial chamber]]
Human habitation in what is now Pembrokeshire dates back to between 125,000 and 70,000 years ago,<ref name="Davies1994"/>{{rp|3}} with prominent prehistoric sites including [[Pentre Ifan]] and other [[Neolithic]] remains. Aerial surveys during the 2018 heatwave revealed many previously unrecorded sites,<ref name="BBCNews28Dec2018"/> and in the same year, Wales’s first known Celtic chariot burial was discovered in [[Llanstadwell]].<ref name="BBCNews31Jan2019"/><ref name="BBCNews26Jun2019"/> Roman influence was limited; although a few forts, coins, and roads have been found,<ref name="DATWiston"/><ref name="BBCNews2Aug2024"/> much of the area remained beyond sustained Roman control. In the sub-Roman period, the Irish [[Déisi]] settled and merged with local populations, forming the [[Kingdom of Dyfed]], which became part of [[Deheubarth]] in the 10th century. The region saw Viking raids and limited settlement.<ref name="Davies1994"/>{{rp|81–85}}

Normans and Flemings arrived between 1067 and 1111, building castles such as [[Pembroke Castle]] and transforming Dyfed into the county of Pembroke.<ref name="Davies1994"/>{{rp|98}} Although Norman control was contested by Welsh rulers including [[The Lord Rhys]] and [[Llywelyn the Great]], it endured in many parts of the region. Pembrokeshire was declared a county palatine in 1138 and saw a wave of [[Flemish settlement in Pembrokeshire|Flemish settlement]].<ref name="Laws1888"/>{{rp|107}} In 1485, Henry Tudor had launched his campaign from Pembroke, ultimately becoming [[Henry VII of England]].<ref name="Davies2000"/>{{rp|337–379}} The [[Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542]] later reorganised it into seven [[Hundred (county division)|hundreds]], aligning it with the English shire system. The county supported Parliament in the English Civil Wars, with [[Oliver Cromwell]] besieging Pembroke in 1648 following a local mutiny.

In the 18th and 19th centuries, Pembrokeshire remained largely agricultural, with modest urban centres and limited industrial growth. The [[Battle of Fishguard]] in 1797 marked the last invasion of Britain, ending in French surrender. Poor relief and infrastructure remained key concerns, with water supply improved only later in the century.<ref name="PH14Apr1882"/> In the 20th century, military use of the county intensified, particularly during the world wars: a naval base at [[Milford Haven]], multiple airfields, D-Day training by U.S. forces,<ref name="BBCNews22Oct2019"/> and accommodation of German POWs all featured. Pembrokeshire’s wartime casualties are commemorated at the [[County of Pembroke War Memorial]].<ref name="WarMem"/> After 1945, modern development included the construction of the [[Llys y Fran]] reservoir (1972), with the local economy later benefiting from tourism, agriculture, and energy infrastructure.