Monkton is a village and
parish
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one o ...
adjoining
Pembroke,
Pembrokeshire, Wales. According to the
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194.
The 2001 UK census was organised by the Office for Nationa ...
, the population was 1,688.
History
Monkton Priory, on a hill across the river from the
Pembroke Castle
Pembroke Castle ( cy, Castell Penfro) is a medieval castle in the centre of Pembroke, Pembrokeshire in Wales. The castle was the original family seat of the Earldom of Pembroke. A Grade I listed building since 1951, it underwent major restorati ...
, was founded in 1098 by
Arnulf de Montgomery.
Monkton Old Hall was originally a guest house for the Priory.
In 1833, the parish was part of the
Hundred
100 or one hundred (Roman numeral: C) is the natural number following 99 and preceding 101.
In medieval contexts, it may be described as the short hundred or five score in order to differentiate the English and Germanic use of "hundred" to des ...
of
Castlemartin, with a population of 1,128,
and included
Hundleton,
Bentlass and other small settlements.
In 2000, Monkton was ranked the 14th most disadvantaged place in Wales and was given access to the
Communities First
Communities First was a Welsh Government programme aimed at reducing poverty. The programme was community focused and supported the most disadvantaged people in the most deprived areas of Wales with the aim of contributing to alleviating persisten ...
programme.
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. It also has a dedicated centre for
gypsy
The Romani (also spelled Romany or Rromani , ), colloquially known as the Roma, are an Indo-Aryan ethnic group, traditionally nomadic itinerants. They live in Europe and Anatolia, and have diaspora populations located worldwide, with sign ...
traveller learners known as the "Monkton Priory School Project".
Worship
The church of St Nicholas was a priory church until the
Dissolution of the Monasteries. It is a Grade I
listed building
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. Now the parish church of
St Nicholas & St John, Monkton it is part-Norman and part early English.
There are two chapels.
Demographics
Monkton has a gypsy traveller site at "Castle Quarry" (formerly known as Catshole Quarry).
References
External links
Historical information and sources on GENUKI
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Villages in Pembrokeshire