Monkton
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![]() Parish church of St Nicholas and St John | |
Location within
Pembrokeshire | |
OS grid reference | SM973015 |
Principal area | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
Monkton is a village and parish [1] adjoining Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. According to the 2001 census, the population was 1,688.
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 no longer has a base in the village, having closed due to repeated burglaries.[ citation needed]
Monkton Priory Community Primary School has approximately 221 pupils. [7] The village also has a dedicated centre for gypsy traveller learners, the Monkton Priory School Project. [8]
The Church of St Nicholas & St John is part-Norman and part early English. It was a priory church until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It is a Grade I listed building and has two chapels. [1] [9]
Monkton has a gypsy traveller site at Castle Quarry, formerly known as Catshole Quarry. [10] [11]
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Monkton
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![]() Parish church of St Nicholas and St John | |
Location within
Pembrokeshire | |
OS grid reference | SM973015 |
Principal area | |
Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
Monkton is a village and parish [1] adjoining Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. According to the 2001 census, the population was 1,688.
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 no longer has a base in the village, having closed due to repeated burglaries.[ citation needed]
Monkton Priory Community Primary School has approximately 221 pupils. [7] The village also has a dedicated centre for gypsy traveller learners, the Monkton Priory School Project. [8]
The Church of St Nicholas & St John is part-Norman and part early English. It was a priory church until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It is a Grade I listed building and has two chapels. [1] [9]
Monkton has a gypsy traveller site at Castle Quarry, formerly known as Catshole Quarry. [10] [11]
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