Monkton, Pembroke

Monkton

Parish church of St Nicholas and St John
Monkton
Monkton shown within Pembrokeshire
OS grid reference SM973015
Principal area
Country Wales
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales

Monkton is a village and parish in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire, Wales. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, there are 1,688 inhabitants of the village.[1]

Monkton was ranked the 14th most disadvantaged place in Wales in 2000[2] and was given access to the Communities First programme.[3]

Education

Monkton has a primary school called "Monkton Priory Community Primary School" which has approximately 221 pupils.[4] It also has a dedicated centre for gypsy traveller learners known as the "Monkton Priory School Project".[5]

Community

A large part of the community consists of gypsy travellers and reside at a gypsy site called "Castle Quarry" (formerly known as Catshole Quarry)[6]

Pembrokeshire Action to Combat Hardship has a base in the village.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.monkton.info/html/census.html%5Bpermanent+dead+link%5D
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-07-16. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  3. ↑ Monkton Communities First Website
  4. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  5. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
  6. ↑ "{title}". Archived from the original on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2009-03-22.


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