Monkton, Pembrokeshire
| 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.