Cosheston is a village, parish and

community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, ...

in Pembrokeshire,

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. It is situated on an inlet of the

Daugleddau estuary The River Cleddau ( cy, Afon Cleddau) consists of the Eastern and Western Cleddau rivers in Pembrokeshire, west Wales. They unite to form the Daugleddau estuary and the important harbour of Milford Haven. The name of the combined estuary – ...

, 3 km north-east of Pembroke. The parish includes the settlement of Bateman's Hill. The northern part of the community is in the

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. Together with Upton and Nash, it constitutes the

of Cosheston, which had a population of 713 in 2001, increasing to 828 at the 2011 Census.

Name

The

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means "Constantine's farm". Cosheston Church

Parish

The parish had an area of 813 Ha. Its

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populations were: 401 (1801): 551 (1851): 556 (1901): 381 (1951): 593 (1981): 828 (2011). The parish church is dedicated to St Michael and had a spire in the 19th century. The percentage of Welsh speakers was 4.9 (1891): 4.3 (1931): 2.6 (1971): 10.7 (2011).

Governance

Cosheston, together with Lamphey, forms an electoral ward. The total ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 1,671.

References

External links

Historical information and links on GENUKIPhotos of Cosheston and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk
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