Letterston ( cy, Treletert) is a

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and local government community in north

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. Situated on the A40,

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is to the south and

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is to the north. The name is derived from the medieval owners of the parish, the Lettard family.

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.

Governance

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in the same name exists. This ward stretches south west to

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. The total ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 2,352.

Demographics

Letterston's population was 1,245, according to the 2011 census; a 24.75 per cent increase since the 998 people noted in

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. The 2011 census showed 42.1 per cent of the population could speak

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, a fall from 47.2 per cent in 2001.

References

External links

Historical information and sources on GENUKI
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