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'''Cosheston''' is a village and parish in [[Pembrokeshire]]. It is situated on an inlet of the [[River Cleddau|Daugleddau estuary]], two miles north-east of [[Pembroke]]. The northern part of the parish is in the [[Pembrokeshire Coast]] National Park. As well as Cosheston itself the parish also includes Upton and Nash, and had a population of 713 in 2001. | {{county|Pembroke}} | ||
[[File:Cosheston Church - geograph.org.uk - 218153.jpg|thumb|250px|Cosheston parish church]] | |||
'''Cosheston''' is a village and parish in [[Pembrokeshire]]. It is situated on an inlet of the [[River Cleddau|Daugleddau estuary]], two miles north-east of [[Pembroke]]. The northern part of the parish is in the [[Pembrokeshire Coast]] National Park. As well as Cosheston itself the parish also includes Upton and Nash, and had a population of 713 in 2001. The parish church is dedicated to St Michael and All Angels, with a striking weather vane depicting an angel. | |||
The placename means "Constantine's farm".<ref>Charles, B. G., ''The Placenames of Pembrokeshire'', National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, pp 686</ref> Part of ''Little England beyond Wales'', the area has been essentially English-speaking for 900 years. | The placename means "Constantine's farm".<ref>Charles, B. G., ''The Placenames of Pembrokeshire'', National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, pp 686</ref> Part of ''Little England beyond Wales'', the area has been essentially English-speaking for 900 years. | ||
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== Outside links == | == Outside links == | ||
*Location map: {{wmap|51.69639|-4.88889|zoom=14}} | |||
*[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/Cosheston/index.html Cosheston on Genuki] | *[http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/Cosheston/index.html Cosheston on Genuki] | ||
*[http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=6507383 Photos of Cosheston and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk] | *[http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=6507383 Photos of Cosheston and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk] | ||
[[Category:Towns and villages in Pembrokeshire]] | [[Category:Towns and villages in Pembrokeshire]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:25, 29 January 2019
Cosheston is a village and parish in Pembrokeshire. It is situated on an inlet of the Daugleddau estuary, two miles north-east of Pembroke. The northern part of the parish is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. As well as Cosheston itself the parish also includes Upton and Nash, and had a population of 713 in 2001. The parish church is dedicated to St Michael and All Angels, with a striking weather vane depicting an angel.
The placename means "Constantine's farm".[1] Part of Little England beyond Wales, the area has been essentially English-speaking for 900 years.
Its census populations were: 401 (1801): 551 (1851): 556 (1901): 381 (1951): 593 (1981): 828 (2011).[2]
References
- ↑ Charles, B. G., The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, pp 686
- ↑ Census 2011 http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/qs206wa Table QS206WA