Monkton, Pembroke

Monkton is a village and parish[1] adjoining Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, the population was 1,688.

Monkton

Parish church of St Nicholas and St John
Monkton
Location within Pembrokeshire
OS grid referenceSM973015
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh

History

Monkton Priory, on a hill across the river from the Pembroke Castle, was founded in 1098 by Arnulf de Montgomery.[2] Monkton Old Hall was originally a guest house for the Priory.[3][4]

In 1833, the parish was part of the Hundred of Castlemartin, with a population of 1,128,[1] and included Hundleton, Bentlass and other small settlements.[5]

In 2000, Monkton was ranked the 14th most disadvantaged place in Wales and was given access to the Communities First programme.[6] Pembrokeshire Action to Combat Hardship has a base in the village.

Education

Monkton has a primary school called "Monkton Priory Community Primary School" which has approximately 221 pupils.[7] It also has a dedicated centre for gypsy traveller learners known as the "Monkton Priory School Project".[8]

Worship

The parish church of St Nicholas was a priory church until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It is a Grade I listed building.[9] Now the church of St Nicholas and St John, it is part-Norman and part early English.[1] There are two chapels.

Demographics

Monkton has a gypsy traveller site at "Castle Quarry" (formerly known as Catshole Quarry)[10][11]

References
  1. "GENUKI: Monkton". Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  2. "Monastic Wales: Pembroke (priory)". Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  3. Lloyd, Thomas; Orbach, Julian; Scourfield, Robert (2004). Pembrokeshire. New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-30010-178-2.
  4. "Monkton Old Hall; Old Hall, Pembroke". Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  5. "GENUKI: Parish maps 151 & 152: Monkton". Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 July 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. Cadw. "Priory Church of St Nicholas  (Grade I) (6330)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  10. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 22 March 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  11. "Pembrokeshire County Council: Gypsy Traveller Sites". Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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