DALE, a village and a parish in Haverfordwest district, Pembroke. The village stands on a westerly branch of Milford-haven, 7 miles W of Milford r. station; has a post office under Milford; and was once a borough and market-town. The Earl of Richmond, afterwards Henry VII., landed here with his French reinforcement; was joined here by the forces under Rhys ap Thomas; and marched hence to Bosworth field. The parish comprises 3, 038 acres; of which 1, 130 are water. Real property, £1, 358. Pop., 463. Houses, 74. The property is divided among a few. Dale Castle belonged formerly to the Allens; and belongs now to J. P. L. A. Phillips, Esq. The parish is chiefly a peninsula terminating in St. Anne's head, at the west side of the entrance of Milford-haven; but includes Shokham island. The scenery of the coast is highly picturesque. Two lighthouses were . erected on St. Anne's head, in the time of Queen Anne; n and re-erected in 1800. The roadstead of Dale affords well-sheltered anchorage in from 2 to 5 fathoms. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of St. Davids. Value, £55. Patron, J. P. L. A. Phillips, Esq. The church is good.

(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))