Monkton is a village in Pembroke, Pembrokeshire

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...

, 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...

. According to the United Kingdom Census 2001

Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...

, there are 1688 inhabitants of the village..

Monkton was ranked the 14th most disadvantaged place in Wales in 2000 and was given access to the Communities First

Communities First

Communities First is a programme designed to increase participation and develop the capacity of Welsh communities to make decisions and run projects. The programme was established by the Welsh Government’s Department for Social Justice and Regeneration in 2002...

 programme. Monkton Communities First Website

Education

Monkton has a primary school called "Monkton Priory Community Primary School" which has approximately 221 pupils. It also has a dedicated centre for gypsy traveller learners known as the "Monkton Priory School Project".

Community

A large part of the community consists of gypsy travellers and reside at a gypsy site called "Castle Quarry" (formerly known as Catshole Quarry)

Pembrokeshire Action To Combat Hardship

Pembrokeshire Action To Combat Hardship

Pembrokeshire Action To Combat Hardship . Is a British non-profit Christian faith based charitable organisation, founded in June 2008, that aims to help people who are in a financial crisis...

has a base in the village.