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Letterston Welsh: Treletert
In the village centre
Letterston Location within Pembrokeshire
Population	1,245 (2011)^[1]
OS grid reference	SM940297
Principal area	Pembrokeshire
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Haverfordwest
Postcode district	SA62 5
Dialling code	01348

Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh

UK Parliament	Mid and South Pembrokeshire
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire
List of places UK Wales Pembrokeshire 51°55′37″N 4°59′46″W / 51.927°N 4.996°W / 51.927; -4.996

Letterston (Welsh: Treletert) is a parish and local government community in north Pembrokeshire, Wales. Situated on the A40, Haverfordwest is 10 miles (16 km) to the south and Fishguard is 7 miles (11 km) to the north.

The name is derived from the medieval owners of the parish, the Lettard family.^[2]

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. ^[3]

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.^[4]

Demographics

Letterston's population was 1,245, according to the 2011 census;^[5] a 24.75 per cent increase since the 998 people noted in 2001.^[6]

The 2011 census showed 42.1 per cent of the population could speak Welsh, a fall from 47.2 per cent in 2001.^[7]

References

^ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
^ "GENUKI: Letterston". Retrieved 6 March 2016.
^ 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.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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