Johnston, Pembrokeshire
Coordinates: 51°45′14″N 4°59′51″W / 51.75401°N 4.99760°W
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Johnston shown within Pembrokeshire |
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| Population | 2249 (2001 census) [1] |
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| OS grid reference | SM932104 |
| Principal area | Pembrokeshire |
| Ceremonial county | Dyfed |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HAVERFORDWEST |
| Postcode district | SA62 |
| Dialling code | 01437 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Preseli Pembrokeshire |
| Welsh Assembly | Preseli Pembrokeshire Mid and West Wales |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Pembrokeshire | |
Johnston is a community in the hundred of Roose, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
It lies on the A4076 road approximately midway between Haverfordwest and the port of Milford Haven and is served by Johnston railway station. Until the end of the 19th century, anthracite was mined here. The village is now a dormitory for Haverfordwest and Milford Haven, and is reported to be the largest village in Wales. The parish church has the typical tall, slim castellated tower of churches in English-speaking Little England beyond Wales.
It is an English speaking village with all shops, school lessons and church/chapel services being in English. Only 13.81% of people can speak Welsh.[2]
The village is just over 1 mile long[3] and almost a mile wide from the furthest main points.[4]
The village is having several new housing developments built, which should help ease the local housing shortage.
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[edit] History
Johnston was founded as a small farming and mining[5] village sometime before 1801 when 99 people lived in the village. The population steadily grew to 600 in 1951 and almost doubled in the next 10 years to 1133.[6] Since then Johnston has had a steady population growth.
[edit] Demographics
Johnston is not ethically diverse with 99.55% of the population identifying as White. It is also a majority Christian village with 75.91% of people identifying as a Christian, 0.13% as a Buddhist, 0.13% as a Muslim, 0.13 as Other and 15.78% as No Religion. 7.91% of people did not state a religion.[7]
[edit] Demography
| Population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1801 | 99 | — |
| 1811 | 163 | +64.6% |
| 1821 | 186 | +14.1% |
| 1831 | 194 | +4.3% |
| 1841 | 289 | +49.0% |
| 1851 | 263 | −9.0% |
| 1881 | 209 | −20.5% |
| 1891 | 226 | +8.1% |
| 1901 | 241 | +6.6% |
| 1911 | 272 | +12.9% |
| 1921 | 322 | +18.4% |
| 1931 | 384 | +19.3% |
| 1951 | 600 | +56.3% |
| 1961 | 1,130 | +88.3% |
| 2001 | 2,249 | +99.0% |
| Source: [1] | ||
[edit] Education
Johnston CP School is a primary school with year groups, Nursery to Year 6. It has over 150 pupils. It has been on its current site for approximately 30–35 years. Before then it was at another site in the north of Johnston. Pupils in Secondary Education are automatically enrolled in Tasker-Milward V.C. School, although parents may opt out of this and send their child to another school.
[edit] Transport
Johnston is served by 9 bus stops, six main with three smaller stops. Buses run to Haverfordwest, Milford Haven, Pembroke, Pembroke Dock and Tenby.
Johnston railway station serves as a railway link. Trains run in both directions every 2 hours. The station itself is unmanned and is a request stop.
[edit] Pubs, Restaurants and Hotels
Johnston has five pubs, The Vine Inn, also a restaurant, The Silverdale, also a hotel and restaurant, The Railway, The Windsor Hotel, also a hotel and restaurant and Johnston Country Club.
[edit] Other
Johnston also has a wide range of amenities. Namely a 24/7 petrol station, a post office, shop/off licence, doctors surgery, 2 car dealership garages, a church, a chapel, a pharmacy, a fish & chip shop, Indian restaurant and takeway, 3 MOT Garages and a hairdressing salon.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=6176954&c=SA62+3QG&d=14&e=16&g=416058&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1292424483187&enc=1
- ^ http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6176954&c=SA62+3QG&d=14&e=16&g=416058&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1292424483218&enc=1&dsFamilyId=197
- ^ http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=51.7561,-5.000153&spn=0.039635,0.077162&t=h&z=14
- ^ http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=51.755648,-4.994187&spn=0.019818,0.038581&t=h&z=15
- ^ http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_IND&data_cube=N_OCC_PAR1831&u_id=10105547&c_id=10001043&add=Y
- ^ http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/data_cube_page.jsp?data_theme=T_POP&data_cube=N_TOT_POP&u_id=10105547&c_id=10001043&add=N
- ^ http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=6176954&c=SA62+3QG&d=14&e=16&g=416058&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=0&s=1292424483187&enc=1
