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{{Infobox town
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|name=Monkton
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|county=Pembroke
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|picture=St Nicholas & St John, Monkton, Pembroke - geograph.org.uk - 3649770.jpg
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|picture caption=Parish church of St Nicholas and St John
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|latitude=51.68
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|longitude=-4.93
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|welsh=Cil-maen
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|LG district=Pembrokeshire
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|post town=Pembroke
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|postcode=SA71
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|os grid ref=SM973015
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}}
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'''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==
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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==
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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==
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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==
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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==
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==Outside links==
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*[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
St Nicholas & St John, Monkton, Pembroke - geograph.org.uk - 3649770.jpg
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

Outside links