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Pembroke

Pembroke is a toponym used for several places and institutions. The most prominent is the town of Pembroke in Pembrokeshire, Wales, known as Penfro in Welsh. The town lies at the mouth of the River Cleddau and has a long maritime history centered on Pembroke Castle.

Pembroke Castle is a major medieval fortress on a hill above the estuary. Built in the 11th

In higher education, Pembroke College, Cambridge, and Pembroke College, Oxford, are two separate colleges of the

The Pembroke Welsh Corgi, a small herding dog breed, takes its name from the Pembrokeshire region and

The title Earl of Pembroke is a historic British noble title that has been created several times

Other places named Pembroke occur in Canada and the United States, among others, reflecting the cultural influence

and
12th
centuries,
it
was
a
strategic
stronghold
in
the
Welsh-English
borderlands
and
served
as
the
traditional
seat
of
the
Lords
and
Earls
of
Pembroke.
The
castle
is
commonly
cited
as
the
birthplace
of
King
Henry
VII
in
1457.
respective
universities,
both
bearing
the
Pembroke
name
from
the
historic
title.
is
distinguished
by
its
short
legs
and
long
body.
since
the
Middle
Ages
and
has
been
held
by
multiple
noble
families
associated
with
the
Pembroke
area.
of
the
Welsh
county.