Letterston
Village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales
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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.
Population1,245 (2011)[1]
Letterston
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In the village centre | |
  Letterston Location within Pembrokeshire | |
| Population | 1,245 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | SM940297 |
| Principal area | |
| 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 | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
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]