Cosheston
| Cosheston | |
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 Parish church of St Michael |
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 Cosheston
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| Cosheston shown within Pembrokeshire | |
| Population | 828 |
| OS grid reference | SN004037 |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Haverfordwest |
| Postcode district | SA62 |
| Dialling code | 01646 |
| Police | Dyfed-Powys |
| Fire | Mid and West Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | |
| Welsh Assembly | |
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, increasing to 828 at the 2011 Census.
The placename means "Constantine's farm". and being 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): 828 (2011).
The parish church is dedicated to St Michael and had a spire in the 19th century.
The percentage of Welsh speakers was 4.9 (1891): 4.3 (1931): 2.6 (1971): 10.7 (2011).
Cosheston, together with Lamphey, forms an electoral ward. The total ward population taken at the 2011 Census was 1,671.
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