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Full record: Pembroke
| County | Pembrokeshire |
|---|---|
| Transcript | ...broke |
| Icon description |
two castles, walls with three gates |
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| Description | faded |
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| Etymology | OW penn, 'head, end' + bro (Celtic brog-), 'region, country'; Anglisized form of the name, derived from the Latinised version Penbrochia, etymologically identical with Penfro |
| Translation | |
| Earlier editors | -/pembrok (OS 1935); pembrok (Parsons) |
| Early Maps | pe(m)brok (Angliae Figura); penbrok (Totius Britanniae; castle, walls with one gate) |
| Overwritten | no |
| Attested spelling | Penbroc c. 1200 Gir i. 21, 59, 61, Pembroke 1307 Ipm |
