Why visit Johnston
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 5 places to eat and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Torch Theatre and Haverfordwest Priory.
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About Johnston
Johnston is a village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales, and a parish in the diocese of Diocese of St Davids.
From the Wikipedia article Johnston, Pembrokeshire (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do1
Torch Theatre
Cinema and theater · 3.3 mi
Theatre and cinema in Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, Wales
Museums and landmarks1
Haverfordwest Priory
Monument and historic site · 3.2 mi
Grade I listed priory in Pembrokeshire, Wales
Restaurants and cafes5
The Cookhouse
Fast food · Pizza, Indian
Station Road, Haverfordwest
We-Su 17:00-21:00
Churches and places of worship5
St Mary's Church, Haverfordwest
Church · 3.3 mi
Church in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales
St Thomas à Becket Chapel, Milford Haven
Church · 3.3 mi
Church in Pembrokeshire, UK
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Church · Latter Day Saints · 0.4 mi
Su 09:00-17:00; Fr 13:00-16:00
History
Johnston was founded as a small farming and mining village sometime before 1801 when 99 people lived in the village. Maps from 1579 show Johnston as an already established parish. The population steadily grew to 600 in 1951 and almost doubled in the next 10 years to 1,133. Since then Johnston has had a steady population growth.
From the History section of Johnston, Pembrokeshire on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Education
Johnston CP School is a primary school with year groups, Nursery to Year 6. It has over 150 pupils. In 2017 it moved into a newly built building, previously it had been on its former site for approximately 30–35 years. Before then it was at another site in the north of Johnston.
From the Wikipedia article Johnston, Pembrokeshire, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare1
Map of Johnston
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Getting there and nearby towns
Haverfordwest Airport (HAW) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 6 miles away.
- Milford Haven 3 mi southwest, about 5 min by car
- Haverfordwest 3 mi north, about 5 min by car
- Neyland 4 mi southeast, about 6 min by car
- Pembroke Dock 5 mi southeast, about 8 min by car
- Pembroke 7 mi southeast, about 11 min by car
- Narberth 11 mi east, about 18 min by car
- Kilgetty 12 mi east, about 19 min by car
- Saundersfoot 13 mi east, about 21 min by car
- Tenby 14 mi southeast, about 22 min by car
- Saint Davids 14 mi northwest, about 23 min by car
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- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Torch Theatre, Alvear24, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Eglwys y Santes Fair - St Marys Church 02, Wici Rhuthun 1, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Thomas a Beckett Chapel, Alvear24 ( talk ), CC BY-SA 3.0
- Street-level photo, trigpoint, CC BY-SA 4.0
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