Cosheston

Cosheston is a village, parish and community in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is situated on an inlet of the Daugleddau estuary, 3 km north-east of Pembroke. The parish includes the settlement of Bateman's Hill.[1] The northern part of the community is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. 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.[2]

Cosheston

Parish church of St Michael
Cosheston
Location within Pembrokeshire
Population828 
OS grid referenceSN004037
Principal area
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHaverfordwest
Postcode districtSA62
Dialling code01646
PoliceDyfed-Powys
FireMid and West Wales
AmbulanceWelsh
UK Parliament
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament

Name

The placename means "Constantine's farm".[3]

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).[4]

The parish church is dedicated to St Michael and had a spire in the 19th century.[5]

The percentage of Welsh speakers was 4.9 (1891): 4.3 (1931): 2.6 (1971): 10.7 (2011).[6]

Governance

Cosheston, together with Lamphey, forms an electoral ward. The total ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 1,671.[7]

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. Census 2011 http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/qs206wa Table QS206WA
  5. "GENUKI: Cosheston". Retrieved 5 March 2016.
  6. Census 2011 http://www.nomisweb.co.uk/census/2011/qs206wa Table QS206WA
  7. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 19 April 2015.
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