page_title: Milford Haven
section_title: Culture and community
hierarchical_section_title: Milford Haven / Culture and community
caption_attribution_description: English: Torch Theatre, Milford Haven.
context_page_description: Milford Haven is a town and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on the north side of the Milford Haven Waterway, an estuary forming a natural harbour that has been used as a port since the Middle Ages. Founded in 1790 by Sir William Hamilton, designed to a grid pattern, it was originally intended to be a whaling centre, though by 1800 it was developing as a Royal Navy dockyard which it remained until the dockyard was transferred to Pembroke in 1814. It then became a commercial dock, with the focus moving in the 1960s, after the construction of an oil refinery built by Esso, to logistics for fuel oil and liquid gas. By 2010, the town's port had become the fourth largest in the United Kingdom in terms of tonnage, and continues its important role in the United Kingdom's energy sector with several oil refineries and one of the biggest LNG terminals in the world.
  Milford Haven is the most populous settlement in the county, with a population of 12,830 in the town, and 13,086 within its six community boundaries. The community of Milford Haven covers an area of 1,573 hectares and includes the Milford Central, East, Hakin, Hubberston, North and West wards.
context_section_description: The Torch Theatre, opened in 1977 and designed by local architect Monty Minter, is one of only three repertory theatres in Wales, and possesses its own independent theatre company. The Pill Social Centre, operating since the 1950s, is a community hall and events venue, having hosted The Who and Gerry and the Pacemakers. Annual events  in the town include the Milford Haven Music Festival in May, Founders Week in June and the carnival in July. Pembrokeshire Fish Week is held biannually in June Milford Haven library, recently relocated to Havens Head Retail Park offers a full lending service and internet access. Milford Haven Museum, located in the marina, houses a collection which focusses on the maritime history of the town.
  The Milford & West Wales Mercury  weekly newspaper covers the  Milford Haven and West Pembrokeshire area. It was founded in 1992 and following  a merger of its editorial team with that  of the Western Telegraph, its local office was closed in 2008. The town is also home to several charities, including PATCH  and Gwalia.
  Milford Haven is twinned with Romilly-sur-Seine, France and Uman, Ukraine.
caption: Torch Theatre
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