▁P embro kes hire , ▁South ▁West ▁Wales , ▁ ▁north west ▁of ▁P embro ke ▁on ▁the ▁banks ▁of ▁the ▁River ▁C led d au . ▁Origin ally ▁P ater ch urch , ▁a ▁small ▁fish ing ▁village , ▁P embro ke ▁D ock ▁town ▁expanded ▁rapidly ▁following ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁D ock yard ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 4 . ▁The ▁C led d au ▁Bridge ▁links ▁P embro ke ▁D ock ▁with ▁N ey land . ▁ ▁After ▁Ha ver ford west ▁and ▁Mil ford ▁H aven , ▁P embro ke ▁D ock ▁is ▁the ▁third - larg est ▁town ▁in ▁P embro kes hire ▁being ▁more ▁popul ous ▁than ▁neighbour ing ▁P embro ke . ▁ ▁History ▁▁ ▁The ▁natural ▁har bour ▁( now ▁the ▁Mil ford ▁H aven ▁Water way ) ▁offering ▁shelter ▁from ▁the ▁prev ail ing ▁south ▁w ester ly ▁wind s , ▁has ▁probably ▁been ▁used ▁for ▁many ▁thousands ▁of ▁years ▁but ▁the ▁first ▁evidence ▁of ▁settlement ▁from ▁maps ▁is ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁Car r ▁Ro cks ▁at ▁the ▁entrance , ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁Nor se - language ▁Sk are ▁for ▁rock . ▁ ▁From ▁ 7 9 0 ▁until ▁the ▁Norman ▁In vas ion ▁( 1 0 6 6 ) ▁the ▁est u ary ▁was ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁Vik ings . ▁During ▁one ▁visit , ▁either ▁in ▁ 8 5 4 ▁or ▁in ▁ 8 7 8 , ▁maybe ▁on ▁his ▁way ▁to ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁C yn uit ,