Letterston
| Letterston | |
| Welsh: Treletert | |
  Letterston |
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| Population | 1,245 (2011)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SM940297 |
| Principal area | Pembrokeshire |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Milford Haven |
| Postcode district | SA62 5 |
| Dialling code | 01348 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Preseli Pembrokeshire |
| Welsh Assembly | Preseli Pembrokeshire |
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Coordinates: 51°55′37″N 4°59′46″W / 51.927°N 4.996°W
Letterston (Welsh: Treletert) is a rapidly growing village and local government community in the north of the county of Pembrokeshire, southwest Wales between Haverfordwest 10 miles (16 km) south and Fishguard 6 1⁄2 miles (10 km) north on the A40 road.
Name
The village's name is derived from the Flemish settler known as Letard Litelking.
History
Twelve men of the parish died in World War 1 and six in World War 2; their names are commemorated on the War Memorial at the parish church of St Giles. [2]
Governance
An electoral ward in the same name exists. This ward stretches south west to Hayscastle. The total ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 2,352.[3]
Demographics
Letterston's population was 1,245, according to the 2011 census;[4] a 24.75% increase since the 998 people noted in 2001.[5]
The 2011 census showed 42.1% of the population could speak Welsh, a fall from 47.2% in 2001.[6]
References
- ↑ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ Letterston War Memorial
- ↑ "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
- ↑ "Area: Letterston (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
- ↑ "Area: Letterston (Parish)". Office for National Statistics. 18 November 2004. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
- ↑ "2011 Census results by Community". Welsh Language Commissioner. 2015. Retrieved 8 August 2015.
