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Monkton, Pembroke

Village and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales

Village and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales

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countryWales
static_imageSt Nicholas & St John, Monkton, Pembroke - geograph.org.uk - 3649770.jpg
static_image_captionParish church of St Nicholas and St John
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official_nameMonkton
welsh_nameCil-maen
unitary_walesPembrokeshire
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Monkton is a village and parish adjoining Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. According to the 2001 census, the population was 1,688.

History

Monkton Priory, on a hill across the river from the Pembroke Castle, was founded in 1098 by Arnulf de Montgomery. Monkton Old Hall was originally a guest house for the Priory.

In 1833, the parish was part of the Hundred of Castlemartin, with a population of 1,128, and included Hundleton, Bentlass and other small settlements.

In 2000, Monkton was ranked the 14th most disadvantaged place in Wales and was given access to the Communities First programme. Pembrokeshire Action to Combat Hardship no longer has a base in the village, having closed due to repeated burglaries.

Education

Monkton Priory Community Primary School has approximately 221 pupils. The village also has a dedicated centre for gypsy traveller learners, the Monkton Priory School Project.

Worship

The Church of St Nicholas & St John is part-Norman and part early Welsh. It was a priory church until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It is a Grade I listed building and has two chapels.

Demographics

Monkton has a gypsy traveller site at Castle Quarry, formerly known as Catshole Quarry.

References

References

  1. "GENUKI: Monkton".
  2. "Monastic Wales: Pembroke (priory)".
  3. (2004). "Pembrokeshire". Yale University Press.
  4. "Monkton Old Hall; Old Hall, Pembroke". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales.
  5. "GENUKI: Parish maps 151 & 152: Monkton".
  6. "FAQ".
  7. "Monkton Priory Community Primary School - Pembrokeshire County Council".
  8. "Monkton Priory School Project - Pembrokeshire County Council".
  9. {{National Historic Assets of Wales
  10. "Archived copy".
  11. (25 January 2017). "Pembrokeshire County Council: Gypsy Traveller Sites".
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