Editing Fishguard (section)

{{short description|Town in Pembrokeshire, Wales}}
{{for|a derived English name|Fisgard (disambiguation){{!}}Fisgard}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2025}}
{{Infobox UK place
 | country                  = Wales
 | welsh_name               = Abergwaun
 | coordinates              = {{coord|51.9982|-4.98041|display=inline,title}}
 | official_name            = Fishguard
 | static_image_name        = Fishguard Harbour.JPG
 | static_image_caption     = Lower Fishguard
 | community_wales          = [[Fishguard and Goodwick]]
 | unitary_wales            = [[Pembrokeshire]]
 | lieutenancy_wales        = [[Dyfed]]
 | constituency_westminster = [[Ceredigion Preseli (UK Parliament constituency)|Ceredigion Preseli]]
 | constituency_welsh_assembly = [[Preseli Pembrokeshire (Assembly constituency)|Preseli Pembrokeshire]]
 | post_town                = FISHGUARD
 | postcode_district        = SA65
 | postcode_area            = SA
 | dial_code                = 01348
 | os_grid_reference        = SM955375
 | population               = 3,400
 | population_ref           = (2021 census)
}}

'''Fishguard''' ({{langx|cy|Abergwaun}}, meaning "Mouth of the [[River Gwaun]]") is a coastal [[town]] in [[Pembrokeshire]], [[Wales]], with a population of 3,400 (rounded to the nearest 100) as of the [[2021 United Kingdom census|2021 census]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Build a custom area profile - Census 2021, ONS |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/visualisations/customprofiles/draw/ |access-date=2024-03-21 |website=www.ons.gov.uk |language=en}}</ref> Modern Fishguard consists of two parts, Lower Fishguard and the "Main Town". Fishguard and [[Goodwick]] are twin towns with a joint Town Council.

Lower Fishguard is believed to be the site of the original hamlet from which modern Fishguard has grown. It is in a deep valley where the River Gwaun meets the sea, hence the Welsh name for Fishguard. It is a typical fishing village with a short tidal quay. The settlement stretches along the north slope of the valley.

The main town contains the parish church, the High Street and most of the modern development, and lies upon the hill to the south of Lower Fishguard, to which it is joined by a steep and winding road. The west part of the town that faces Goodwick grew in the first decade of the 20th century with the development of [[Fishguard Harbour]].