Cosheston

Cosheston
Parish church of St Michael
Cosheston Cosheston shown within Pembrokeshire
Population	828
OS grid reference	SN004037
Principal area	Pembrokeshire
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Haverfordwest
Postcode district	SA62
Dialling code	01646
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
Welsh Assembly	Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire
List of places UK Wales Pembrokeshire

Coordinates: 51°41′49″N 4°53′17″W / 51.697°N 4.888°W / 51.697; -4.888

Cosheston is a village and parish in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on an inlet of the Daugleddau estuary, 3 km north-east of Pembroke. The northern part of the parish is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Together with the parishes of Upton and Nash, it constitutes the community of Cosheston, which had a population of 713 in 2001, increasing to 828 at the 2011 Census.^[1] With the community of Lamphey, it makes up the Pembrokeshire ward of Lamphey.

Name

The placename means "Constantine's farm".^[2]

History

Part of Little England beyond Wales, the area has been essentially English-speaking for 900 years.

Parish

The parish had an area of 813 Ha. Its census populations were: 401 (1801): 551 (1851): 556 (1901): 381 (1951): 593 (1981): 828 (2011).^[3]

1830 engraving of the church

The parish church is dedicated to St Michael and had a spire in the 19th century.^[4]

The percentage of Welsh speakers was 4.9 (1891): 4.3 (1931): 2.6 (1971): 10.7 (2011).^[5]

References

↑ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
↑ Charles, B. G., The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, pp 686
↑ Census 2011 http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/qs206wa Table QS206WA
↑ "GENUKI: Cosheston". Retrieved 5 March 2016.
↑ Census 2011 http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/qs206wa Table QS206WA

External links

Communities of Pembrokeshire

Ambleston Amroth Angle Bethesda Boncath Brawdy Burton Camrose Carew Cilgerran Clydau Clynderwen Cosheston Crymych Cwm Gwaun Dale Dinas Cross East Williamston Eglwyswrw Fishguard and Goodwick Freystrop Haverfordwest Hayscastle Herbrandston Hook Hubberston Hundleton Jeffreyston Johnston Kilgetty/Begelly Lampeter Velfrey Lamphey Letterston Llanddewi Velfrey Llandissilio West Llangwm Llanrhian Llanstadwell Llawhaden Maenclochog Maidenwells Manorbier Manordeifi Marloes and St Brides Martletwy Mathry Merlin's Bridge Milford Haven Mynachlog-ddu Narberth Nevern New Moat Newport/Trefdraeth Neyland Nolton and Roch Pembroke Pembroke Dock Penally Pencaer Puncheston Rosemarket Rudbaxton Saundersfoot Scleddau Solva Spittal St Davids St Dogmaels St Florence St. Ishmael's St Mary Out Liberty Stackpole and Castlemartin Templeton Tenby The Havens Tiers Cross Uzmaston, Boulston and Slebech Walwyn's Castle Wiston Wolfscastle

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