This article is about the city. For the patron saint of Wales, see Saint David. For the shopping centre in Cardiff, see St. David's (Cardiff). Coordinates: 51°52′55″N 5°16′08″W / 51.882°N 5.269°W / 51.882; -5.269 St David's Welsh: Tyddewi St David's Cathedral St David's  St David's shown within Pembrokeshire Population 1,797 (2001) OS grid reference SM755255 Community St David's and the Cathedral Close 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 St David's and the Cathedral Close,1 more commonly known as St David's,23 (Welsh: Tyddewi), is a city and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is Britain's smallest city. Lying on the River Alun on St David's peninsula, the town is the de facto ecclesiastical capital of Wales and the final resting place of Saint David, the country's patron saint. Contents 1 History and attractions 2 Sport and leisure 3 Notable people 4 See also 5 References 6 External links History and attractions

The area was originally known in the Welsh language as Mynyw and in Latin as Menevia, and was later renamed in honour of David. The city is built around St David's Cathedral, which in the Middle Ages was a popular place of pilgrimage. Next to it, the 14th-century Bishop's Palace is a ruin maintained by Cadw and open to visitors. St David's was once a marcher borough. In 1603 the antiquarian George Owen described it as one of five Pembrokeshire boroughs overseen by a portreeve.4 Tradition states that Saint David was born to Saint Non at what is now St Non's, a ten minute walk south of the city, in about AD 500. It is also said that he was baptised at Porthclais, now the city's port, and that he founded the city in around 550. Pope Calixtus II decreed that two pilgrimages to St David's were equivalent to one to Rome. Because of this a vast income was raised from visiting pilgrims in the Middle Ages.5 Saint Non's Well overlooks the Pembrokeshire Coast Path and St Brides Bay. The Cambrian cliffs make this a popular spot for walkers and kayakers.

In addition to the cathedral, attractions in the city include the 14th century Tower Gate, the Celtic Old Cross and a number of art galleries. St David's is also a popular base for walking and water sports. It has several hotels and a youth hostel, and a number of pubs. The Flag of Saint David (Baner Dewi Sant) St David's is the only city in the United Kingdom to lie entirely in a national park,6 the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, and it lies near the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. The St David's lifeboat, located at St Justinian, has saved numerous lives since the first lifeboat was located there in 1869; and a number of heroic lifeboatmen here have perished in the cause of saving others. Particular local marine perils are the treacherous reefs and formations off the coast together with the unpredictable Irish Sea conditions.citation needed The entire coastline around St David's forms part of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

Local agriculture has declined in recent years, with the once important crop of Pembrokeshire first early new potatoes having largely died out due to pressure from the supermarkets.citation needed St David's Eco City Group aims to make St David's the first carbon-neutral city in the world.7 The City is also twinned with Naas in the Republic of Ireland Sport and leisure St David's is home to rugby union team St. Davids RFC. St David's hosted the National Eisteddfod in 2002. St Davids Penknife club-The St. Davids Penknife Club is a group of people dedicated to voluntary fund raising for local groups and charities in the St. Davids area. All monies raised are donated to a charitable organisation. Members finance all of their own expenses.The St. Davids Penknife Club has raised money for charity and local groups from activities such as sponsored walks, sports matches and providing refreshments at local fetes.Just over sixteen years ago, a small group of friends in The Farmers Arms decided to form a club to raise funds for local charities and organizations. The club become known as the Penknife Club. That first year, 1995, the Penknife Club made donations of £397. Since then the Penknife Club has gone from strength to strength and in 2009 made donations totalling, £11,237. Donations to date since the club was formed is now at £104,969. http://www.penknifeclub.co.uk/ Notable people

Henry Hicks (1837-1899), a Welsh physician, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons (MRCS), President of the Geological Society and Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS). He studied the Precambrian rocks of Anglesey, Caernarvonshire and Pembrokeshire, the Devonian rocks of Devon and Somerset, and cave deposits in Denbighshire. He was born on 29 May 1837 at St David's, followed in the footsteps of his father Thomas Hicks and studied medicine at Guy's Hospital, and then practised at St David's from 1862 until 1871. Musician David Gray and footballer Simon Davies were pupils at St David's School. Asser, friend of King Alfred the Great, and writer of his biography, was a monk at St David's before being called into Alfred's service. See also Wales portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to: St David's Smallest cities in the United Kingdom Saint David's Day Chapel of St Non References ^ Office for National Statistics : Census 2001 : Parish Headcounts : St David's and the Cathedral Close Retrieved 2009-11-25 ^ St Davids City Council ^ Ordnance Survey ^ Owen, George, The Description of Penbrokshire by George Owen of Henllys Lord of Kemes, Henry Owen (Ed), London, 1892 ^ history.uk.com: St Davids day, Pembrokeshire Retrieved on 16 February 2008 ^ bbc.co.uk: Wales history Retrieved on 16 February 2008 ^ Eco City St Davids External links St Davids City Council St David's at www.visitpembrokeshire.com www.geograph.co.uk : photos of St Davids and surrounding area Eco City St Davids v · d · ePlaces having city status in the United Kingdom England

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