Solva

Solva Welsh: Solfach
Solva
Solva shown within Pembrokeshire
Population	865 (2011 census)
OS grid reference	SM802243
Principal area	Pembrokeshire
Ceremonial county	Dyfed
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HAVERFORDWEST
Postcode district	SA62
Dialling code	01437
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire
Welsh Assembly	Preseli Pembrokeshire
List of places UK Wales Pembrokeshire 51°52′26″N 5°11′38″W / 51.874°N 5.194°W / 51.874; -5.194Coordinates: 51°52′26″N 5°11′38″W / 51.874°N 5.194°W / 51.874; -5.194

Solva (Welsh: Solfach) is a village and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales, comprising principally Lower Solva and Upper Solva.

Solva lies on the north side of St Bride's Bay, in North Pembrokeshire in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park and on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. It lies on a deep valley at the mouth of the River Solva. In the valley is Lower Solva, consisting of a long street ending at the small harbour. Most of the modern development has been in Upper Solva, on the cliff top to the west of the harbour.

The village church honors Saint Aidan and is part of the parish of Whitchurch.

The rocks at the entrance to Solva Harbour made it one of the most sheltered anchorages between Fishguard and Milford Haven. Solva became the main trading centre of St Bride's Bay in the medieval period, and was important for lime burning. Several lime kilns are preserved in the harbour area. In the 19th century, Solva had around 30 registered trading ships. The fading coastal trade has been replaced by tourism, and the harbour is now a popular boating centre.

The village was the location for Wales' first butterfly farm, Solva Nectarium, which opened in 1979.

Solva Harbour is a good example of a flooded valley known as a ria. Local rocks contain fossils from the Cambrian period. and the village gives its name to this rock sequence.

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