Lamphey
Lamphey (Welsh: Llandyfái pronounced [ɬandəˈvaɪ]) is both a village, a parish and a community near the south coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the town of Pembroke, and 2 miles (3.2 km) north of the seaside village of Freshwater East. The 2011 census reported a population of 843.
Lamphey
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Part of the Bishop's Palace | |
Lamphey Location within Pembrokeshire | |
| Population | 843 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | SN018004 |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Pembroke |
| Postcode district | SA71 5 |
| Dialling code | 01646 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Freshwater East is in the community as is the village of Hodgeston.
The village includes the ruins of the fourteenth-century Lamphey Bishop's Palace; a palace of the Bishop of St David's.
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