Cosheston
Encyclopedia
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
. With the community of Lamphey
, it makes up the Pembrokeshire ward of Lamphey.
The placename means "Constantine's farm". Constantine might have been English or Welsh. Part of Little England beyond Wales
, the area has been essentially English-speaking for 900 years.
The parish had an area of 813 Ha
. Its census
populations were: 401 (1801): 551 (1851): 556 (1901): 381 (1951): 593 (1981).
The percentage of Welsh speakers was 4.9 (1891): 4.3 (1931): 2.6 (1971).
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
and parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire is a county in the south west of Wales. It borders Carmarthenshire to the east and Ceredigion to the north east. The county town is Haverfordwest where Pembrokeshire County Council is headquartered....
, Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
. It is situated on an inlet of the Daugleddau estuary
River Cleddau
The River Cleddau consists of the Eastern and Western Cleddau rivers in Pembrokeshire, west Wales. They unite to form the Daugleddau estuary, which forms the important harbour of Milford Haven....
, 3 km north-east of Pembroke
Pembroke, Pembrokeshire
Pembroke is an historic settlement and former county town of Pembrokeshire in west Wales. The town and the county derive their name from that of the cantref of Penfro: Pen = "head" or "end", and bro = "region", "country", "land", and so it means essentially "Land's End".-History:The main point of...
. The northern part of the parish is in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park
Pembrokeshire Coast National Park is a national park along the Pembrokeshire coast in West Wales.It was established as a National Park in 1952, and is the only one in the United Kingdom to have been designated primarily because of its spectacular coastline...
. Together with the parishes of Upton and Nash, it constitutes the community
Community (Wales)
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....
of Cosheston, which had a population of 713 in 2001
United Kingdom Census 2001
A nationwide census, known as Census 2001, was conducted in the United Kingdom on Sunday, 29 April 2001. This was the 20th UK Census and recorded a resident population of 58,789,194....
. With the community of Lamphey
Lamphey
Lamphey is a village near the south coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales, two miles east of Pembroke.-History:Lamphey is a small village with an estimated population of 250 to 300 people, being located a short distance from the historic town of Pembroke, the birth place of Henry VII, father of Henry...
, it makes up the Pembrokeshire ward of Lamphey.
The placename means "Constantine's farm". Constantine might have been English or Welsh. Part of Little England beyond Wales
Little England beyond Wales
Little England beyond Wales is a name applied to an area of southern Pembrokeshire and southwestern Carmarthenshire in Wales, which has been English in language and culture for many centuries despite its remoteness from the English border...
, the area has been essentially English-speaking for 900 years.
The parish had an area of 813 Ha
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
. Its census
Census in the United Kingdom
Coincident full censuses have taken place in the different jurisdictions of the United Kingdom every ten years since 1801, with the exceptions of 1941 and in both Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State in 1921; simultaneous censuses were taken in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man, with...
populations were: 401 (1801): 551 (1851): 556 (1901): 381 (1951): 593 (1981).
The percentage of Welsh speakers was 4.9 (1891): 4.3 (1931): 2.6 (1971).