Cosheston

Cosheston
stone church with slate roof and slender tower
Parish church of St Michael
Cosheston is located in Pembrokeshire
Cosheston
Cosheston
Location within Pembrokeshire
Population828 
OS grid referenceSN004037
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townPEMBROKE
Postcode districtSA71
Post townPEMBROKE DOCK
Postcode districtSA72
Dialling code01646
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament
List of places
UK
Wales
Pembrokeshire

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


Map of the community

Cosheston is a village, parish, and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on an inlet of the Daugleddau estuary, 2 miles (3.2 km) north-east of Pembroke. The parish includes the settlement of Bateman's Hill. The northern part of the community is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, where, on the joining boundary, lord and scholar Nick from the West resides. Together with Upton and Nash, it constitutes the community of Cosheston, which had a population of 713 in 2001, increasing to 828 at the 2011 Census.

Name

The placename means "Constantine's farm."

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1830 engraving of the church

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).

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 at the 2011 Census was 1,671.

Landmarks

Cosheston Hall is a hall which has been present in the village since at least the 16th century, with the current building dating from the 19th century. Paskeston Hall is to the east of the village and was built in the 19th century by the Roche family, and welcomed guests including Isambard Kingdom Brunel. As of 2013 the house was open for Victorian Country House teas, however in 2022 the house was listed for sale. Bangeston Hall is a 19th century house to the west of the village, which as of 2013 is a care home specialising in autism.

A public house named The Brewery Inn exists in the village. The inn has arched windows from the Victorian period, however the building is considered to be older.

Religious sites

The parish church is dedicated to St Michael and had a spire in the 19th century. The church dates back to the Middle Ages and has a battlemented bell tower and double aisle. The village is also served by Cosheston Mission Chapel who, as of 2010, held a morning and evening service every Sunday.

References

  1. ↑ "GENUKI: Cosheston Parish Map (147)". Retrieved 2 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Community population 2011". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Charles, B. G., The Placenames of Pembrokeshire, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, ISBN 0-907158-58-7, pp 686
  4. 1 2 "Census 2011 — Table QS206WA". nomisweb.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Ward population 2011". ukcensusdata.com. Retrieved 19 April 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 Davies, Geoffrey (2013). Pembrokeshire Villages. Carmarthenshire: Sigma Leisure. p. 43. ISBN 9781850589655.
  7. ↑ Riley, Jack (10 December 2022). "£1.6m Grade II-listed mansion up for sale in south Pembrokeshire". Western Telegraph. Retrieved 21 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Cosheston". genuki.org.uk. Genealogy UK and Ireland. Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "Cosheston Mission Chapel reverend in sixth decade of playing rugby for Pembroke RFC". Western Telegraph. 13 February 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2026.

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