Waterston is a village near Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire, Wales, in the community and parish[1] of Llanstadwell. It lies on the B4325 road linking Neyland and Milford Haven.[2]
| Waterston | |
|---|---|
 Waterston Methodist Chapel with Dragon LNG Terminal beyond | |
  Waterston Location within Pembrokeshire | |
| Population | 335 |
| OS grid reference | SM939063 |
| Community |
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| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Milford Haven |
| Postcode district | SA73 |
| Dialling code | 01646 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
Demographics
editThe built-up area had a population of 335 in 2011.[3]
Features
editWaterston Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1836. It was rebuilt in the 1880s in Gothic style.[4]
To the northeast of the village is Scoveston Fort, a Grade II listed structure constructed in the 1860s as part of the defences of Pembroke dockyard. It cost £45,462, and was the only one of its kind built.[5][6]
Industry
editPart of the village now lies within the boundaries of the Dragon LNG terminal. Costing about £35 million and extending to 300 acres (120 ha), the plant was built as an oil refinery in 1997. In 2007 it was redeveloped as a LNG storage facility, and taken over by Dragon in 2009.[7] The plant is expected to process between 10 and 20 percent of the UK's gas supply requirement.[citation needed]
A large fire in April 2024 at a car breakers in the village took 7 fire crews to extinguish; nearby residents were evacuated for safety. The cause was found to be accidental,[8] and had been monitored by the close-by Dragon Terminal.[9] There had been a serious fire in January 2024 in the same industrial estate.[10]
References
edit- ^ "GENUKI: Llanstadwell". Retrieved 9 March 2016.
- ^ Ordnance Survey
- ^ "Office for National Statistics: Waterston built-up area". Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Waterston English Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (11091)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- ^ "British Listed Buildings". Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Cadw. "Scoveston Fort (Grade II) (83214)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Coflein: Dragon LNG Facility". Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Becky Hotchin (16 April 2024). "Cause of fire at Waterston Car Breakers fire confirmed". Western Telegraph. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ Tom Sinclair (15 April 2024). "Dragon LNG 'monitoring' scrap car blaze in Waterston". Pembrokeshire Herald. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Waterston: Fire crews expect major blaze to burn overnight". BBC News. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
