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]
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Population | 828 |
OS grid reference | SN004037 |
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Country | Wales |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Pembroke Dock |
Postcode district | SA72 |
Dialling code | 01646 |
Police | Dyfed-Powys |
Fire | Mid and West Wales |
Ambulance | Welsh |
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The placename means "Constantine's farm".[3]
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]
Cosheston, together with Lamphey, forms an electoral ward. The total ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 1,671.[7]
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