Monkton is a village and

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adjoining Pembroke,

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, Wales. According to the 2001 census, 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. Monkton Old Hall was originally a guest house for the Priory. In 1833, the parish was part of the

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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

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programme. Pembrokeshire Action to Combat Hardship no longer has a base in the village, having closed due to repeated burglaries.

Education

Monkton Priory Community Primary School has approximately 221 pupils. The village also has a dedicated centre for

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traveller learners, the Monkton Priory School Project.

Worship

The Church of St Nicholas & St John is part-Norman and part early Welsh. It was a priory church until the Dissolution of the Monasteries. It is a Grade I

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and has two chapels.

Demographics

Monkton has a gypsy traveller site at Castle Quarry, formerly known as Catshole Quarry.

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