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| + | |name=Monkton | ||
| + | |county=Pembroke | ||
| + | |picture=St Nicholas & St John, Monkton, Pembroke - geograph.org.uk - 3649770.jpg | ||
| + | |picture caption=Parish church of St Nicholas and St John | ||
| + | |latitude=51.68 | ||
| + | |longitude=-4.93 | ||
| + | |welsh=Cil-maen | ||
| + | |LG district=Pembrokeshire | ||
| + | |post town=Pembroke | ||
| + | |postcode=SA71 | ||
| + | |os grid ref=SM973015 | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | '''Monkton''' is a village and parish adjoining [[Pembroke]], in the [[Castlemartin Hundred]] of [[Pembrokeshire]]. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, the population was 1,688. | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
| + | Monkton Priory, on a hill across the river from the [[Pembroke Castle]], was founded in 1098 by Arnulf de Montgomery.<ref>{{cite web|title=Monastic Wales: Pembroke (priory)|url=http://www.monasticwales.org/site/10|accessdate=29 July 2019}}</ref> [[Monkton Old Hall]] was originally a guest house for the Priory.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lloyd|first1=Thomas|last2=Orbach|first2=Julian|last3=Scourfield|first3=Robert|title=Pembrokeshire|date=2004|publisher=Yale University Press|location=New Haven, Conn.|isbn=978-0-30010-178-2}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Monkton Old Hall; Old Hall, Pembroke|url=http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/22328/details/MONKTON+OLD+HALL%3B+OLD+HALL,+PEMBROKE/|publisher=Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales|accessdate=16 April 2016}}</ref> | ||
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| + | In 2000, Monkton was ranked the 14th most disadvantaged place in Wales and was given access to the Communities First programme.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.monkton.info/html/faq.html |title=FAQ |accessdate=2009-03-22 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090716041718/http://www.monkton.info/html/faq.html |archivedate=2009-07-16 }}</ref> Pembrokeshire Action to Combat Hardship no longer has a base in the village, having closed due to repeated burglaries. | ||
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| + | ==Education== | ||
| + | Monkton has a primary school called "Monkton Priory Community Primary School" which has approximately 221 pupils.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/content.asp?Language=&nav=647,690,695,696&parent_directory_id=646&id=7503 |title=Monkton Priory Community Primary School - Pembrokeshire County Council |access-date=2009-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720132839/http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/content.asp?Language=&nav=647,690,695,696&parent_directory_id=646&id=7503 |archive-date=2011-07-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> It also has a dedicated centre for gypsy traveller learners known as the "Monkton Priory School Project".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/content.asp?Language=&id=10226&nav=101,154,983&parent_directory_id=646 |title=Monkton Priory School Project - Pembrokeshire County Council |access-date=2009-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720132851/http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/content.asp?Language=&id=10226&nav=101,154,983&parent_directory_id=646 |archive-date=2011-07-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
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| + | ==Worship== | ||
| + | The church of St Nicholas was a priory church until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It is a Grade-I listed building.<ref>{{National Historic Assets of Wales|num=6330 |desc=Priory Church of St Nicholas |grade=I |access-date=30 July 2019 }}</ref> Now the parish church of St Nicholas & St John, Monkton it is part-Norman and part early English.<ref name="GENUKI">{{cite web|title=GENUKI: Monkton|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/Monkton|accessdate=29 July 2019}}</ref> There are two chapels. | ||
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| + | ==Demographics== | ||
| + | Monkton has a gypsy traveller site at "Castle Quarry" (formerly known as Catshole Quarry).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sir-benfro.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=&parent_directory_id=646&id=13114&Language= |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-03-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111006214246/http://www.sir-benfro.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=&parent_directory_id=646&id=13114&Language= |archive-date=2011-10-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Pembrokeshire County Council: Gypsy Traveller Sites|date=25 January 2017 |url=https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/gypsy-traveller-sites/gypsy-traveller-sites|accessdate=29 July 2019}}</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | {{reflist}} | ||
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| + | ==Outside links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/files/wal/PEM/Monkton/ Historical information and sources on GENUKI] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:43, 22 February 2023
| Monkton Welsh: Cil-maen | |
| Pembrokeshire | |
|---|---|
 Parish church of St Nicholas and St John | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SM973015 |
| Location: | 51°40’48"N, 4°55’48"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Pembroke |
| Postcode: | SA71 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Pembrokeshire |
Monkton is a village and parish adjoining Pembroke, in the Castlemartin Hundred of Pembrokeshire. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, 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.[1] Monkton Old Hall was originally a guest house for the Priory.[2][3]
In 2000, Monkton was ranked the 14th most disadvantaged place in Wales and was given access to the Communities First programme.[4] Pembrokeshire Action to Combat Hardship no longer has a base in the village, having closed due to repeated burglaries.
Education
Monkton has a primary school called "Monkton Priory Community Primary School" which has approximately 221 pupils.[5] It also has a dedicated centre for gypsy traveller learners known as the "Monkton Priory School Project".[6]
Worship
The church of St Nicholas was a priory church until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It is a Grade-I listed building.[7] Now the parish church of St Nicholas & St John, Monkton it is part-Norman and part early English.[8] There are two chapels.
Demographics
Monkton has a gypsy traveller site at "Castle Quarry" (formerly known as Catshole Quarry).[9][10]
References
- ↑ "Monastic Wales: Pembroke (priory)". http://www.monasticwales.org/site/10. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ↑ Lloyd, Thomas; Orbach, Julian; Scourfield, Robert (2004). Pembrokeshire. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-30010-178-2.
- ↑ "Monkton Old Hall; Old Hall, Pembroke". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/22328/details/MONKTON+OLD+HALL%3B+OLD+HALL,+PEMBROKE/. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
- ↑ "FAQ". Archived from the original on 2009-07-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20090716041718/http://www.monkton.info/html/faq.html. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ "Monkton Priory Community Primary School - Pembrokeshire County Council". http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/content.asp?Language=&nav=647,690,695,696&parent_directory_id=646&id=7503.
- ↑ "Monkton Priory School Project - Pembrokeshire County Council". http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/content.asp?Language=&id=10226&nav=101,154,983&parent_directory_id=646.
- ↑ Cadw Priory Church of St Nicholas (Grade I) (6330) Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ↑ "GENUKI: Monkton". https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/Monkton. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ↑ "Archived copy". http://www.sir-benfro.gov.uk/content.asp?nav=&parent_directory_id=646&id=13114&Language=.
- ↑ "Pembrokeshire County Council: Gypsy Traveller Sites". 25 January 2017. https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/gypsy-traveller-sites/gypsy-traveller-sites. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
