Johnston, Pembrokeshire - History

History

Johnston was founded as a small farming and mining 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. Since then Johnston has had a steady population growth.

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