Fishguard and Goodwick
Fishguard and Goodwick
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 Goodwick and Fishguard from the air |
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| Fishguard and Goodwick shown within Pembrokeshire | |
| Population | 5,407 |
| OS grid reference | SM949376 |
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| Ceremonial county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | SA64 |
| Dialling code | 01348 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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| Welsh Assembly | |
| Website | fishguardgoodwick-tc.gov.wales |
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| Area of Search | Pembrokeshire |
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| Grid reference | SM 958375 |
| Coordinates | 51°59′54″N 4°58′34″W / 51.9983°N 4.9760°W |
| Interest | Geological |
| Area | 6.7 hectares (17 acres) |
| Notification | 1954 |
Fishguard and Goodwick is the name of a Community that wraps around Fishguard Bay, on the northern coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales. It comprises the two towns of Fishguard and Goodwick, with their neighbourhoods of Dyffryn, Harbour Village, Penyraber, Lower Town, and Stop-and-Call. Within the community are two railway stations and Goodwick Ferry Terminal, which is the terminus of the A40 London to Fishguard Trunk Road.
The Community has a council called Fishguard and Goodwick Town Council. Three wards elect a total of 14 council members: Goodwick (6), Fishguard North West (4) and Fishguard North East (4). The Council elects a Mayor on an annual basis from among the elected councillors.
The three wards take in three areas of habitation, each fronting onto a section Fishguard Bay, a sheltered bay on the north coast of Pembrokeshire, South Wales. The coastline of the bay is entirely within the community boundary. Much of the shoreline has substantial cliffs although the section between the two towns, known as the Parrog, has a wide beach and leads to an area of flat marshland, and the River Gwaun at Lower Town harbour flows from the wooded valley of Cwm Gwaun.
Goodwick ward includes the town of Goodwick on the north-east corner of the bay and Harbour Village alongside the ferry terminal. The north-west side of the bay is dominated by the major Ferry terminal at which the railway and the A40 terminate and from which two ships a day sail to Rosslare Europort, Ireland. Inland from Goodwick are the two settlements of Stop-and Call and Dyfryn. Within the bay itself are two 1 km long breakwaters ensuring safe port moorings, and between the ferry terminal and the outer breakwater is the Fishguard Lifeboat Station. North of the outer breakwater the community boundary takes in the east coast of Strumble Head including the rocky headland of Pen Anglas. The Parrog is a stretch of seafront and beach facing Fishguard bay, including the 'Ocean Lab' visitor centre, Projecting north-east from the Parrog is the inner breakwater, whilst on the inland side is Goodwick Moor Nature Reserve, 15.6 hectares (39 acres) of reed-bed and mire, home to otters and water voles, and managed by the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales.
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