Waterston

For other uses, see Waterston (disambiguation).

Waterston
Waterston Methodist Chapel with Dragon LNG Terminal beyond
Waterston Location within Pembrokeshire
Population	335
OS grid reference	SM939063
Community	Llanstadwell
Principal area	Pembrokeshire
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	Preseli Pembrokeshire
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Preseli Pembrokeshire
List of places UK Wales Pembrokeshire 51°43′N4°59′W / 51.72°N 4.98°W / 51.72; -4.98

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. ^[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

Part 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

1. "GENUKI: Llanstadwell" . Retrieved 9 March 2016.
2. Ordnance Survey
3. "Office for National Statistics: Waterston built-up area" . Retrieved 31 May 2021.
4. "Waterston English Wesleyan Methodist Chapel (11091)". Coflein. RCAHMW . Retrieved 5 August 2024.
5. "British Listed Buildings" . Retrieved 4 August 2024.
6. Cadw. "Scoveston Fort (Grade II) (83214)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
7. "Coflein: Dragon LNG Facility" . Retrieved 4 August 2024.
8. Becky Hotchin (16 April 2024). "Cause of fire at Waterston Car Breakers fire confirmed". Western Telegraph. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
9. Tom Sinclair (15 April 2024). "Dragon LNG 'monitoring' scrap car blaze in Waterston". Pembrokeshire Herald. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
10. "Waterston: Fire crews expect major blaze to burn overnight". BBC News. 10 January 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.