most ▁popul ous ▁settlement ▁in ▁the ▁county , ▁with ▁ 1 0 , 8 1 2 ▁people . ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁census ▁quoted ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁only ▁ 1 2 , 0 4 2 ▁living ▁within ▁the ▁conf ines ▁of ▁the ▁parish . ▁This ▁agreed ▁with ▁the ▁total ▁population ▁of ▁all ▁five ▁w ards ▁involved : ▁Castle , ▁Pr ender g ast , ▁Port field , ▁Pri ory ▁and ▁Gar th . ▁Mer lin ' s ▁Bridge ▁is ▁a ▁cont igu ous ▁village ▁and ▁community ▁situated ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁ ▁The ▁sub ur bs ▁include ▁the ▁former ▁parish ▁of ▁Pr ender g ast , ▁Albert ▁Town ▁and ▁the ▁resident ial ▁and ▁industrial ▁area ▁of ▁With y b ush ▁( h ous ing , ▁ret ail ▁par ks , ▁hospital , ▁air port ▁and ▁show ground ). ▁ ▁Ha ver ford west ▁is ▁located ▁in ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁position , ▁being ▁at ▁the ▁lowest ▁crossing ▁point ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁C led d au ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁the ▁C led d au ▁Bridge ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁ ▁Top ography ▁ ▁Ha ver ford west ▁is ▁a ▁market ▁town , ▁the ▁county ▁town ▁of ▁P embro kes hire ▁and ▁an ▁important ▁road ▁network ▁hub ▁between ▁Mil ford ▁H aven , ▁P embro ke ▁D ock , ▁Fish guard ▁and ▁St ▁David ' s ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁its ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁tid al ▁limit ▁of ▁the ▁Western ▁C led d au . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the