Waterston Explained

Country:Wales
Static Image:Waterston_Methodist_Church_-_geograph.org.uk_-_226162.jpg
Static Image Caption:Waterston Methodist Chapel with Dragon LNG Terminal beyond
Coordinates:51.72°N -4.98°W
Official Name:Waterston
Population:335
Community Wales:Llanstadwell
Unitary Wales:Pembrokeshire
Constituency Westminster:Preseli Pembrokeshire
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Preseli Pembrokeshire
Post Town:Milford Haven
Postcode District:SA73
Postcode Area:SA
Dial Code:01646
Os Grid Reference:SM939063

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]

Demographics

The built-up area had a population of 335 in 2011.[3]

Features

Waterston Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1836. It was rebuilt in the 1880s in Gothic style.

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.[4]

Industry

Part of the village now lies within the boundaries of the Dragon LNG terminal. Costing about £35 million and extending to, 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.[5] The plant is expected to process between 10 and 20 percent of the UK's gas supply requirement.

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,[6] and had been monitored by the close-by Dragon Terminal.[7] There had been a serious fire in January 2024 in the same industrial estate.[8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: GENUKI: Llanstadwell. 9 March 2016.
  2. Ordnance Survey
  3. Web site: Office for National Statistics: Waterston built-up area. 31 May 2021.
  4. Web site: British Listed Buildings. 4 August 2024.
  5. Web site: Coflein: Dragon LNG Facility. 4 August 2024.
  6. News: Western Telegraph. Cause of fire at Waterston Car Breakers fire confirmed. 16 April 2024. 4 August 2024. Becky Hotchin.
  7. News: Pembrokeshire Herald. Dragon LNG 'monitoring' scrap car blaze in Waterston. 15 April 2024. Tom Sinclair. 4 August 2024.
  8. News: BBC News. Waterston: Fire crews expect major blaze to burn overnight. 10 January 2024. 4 August 2024.