Monington, Pembrokeshire

Monington
Welsh: Eglwys Wythwr
Monington
 Monington shown within Pembrokeshire
OS grid referenceSN132440
CommunityNevern
Principal areaPembrokeshire
CountryWales
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Police Dyfed-Powys
Fire Mid and West Wales
Ambulance Welsh
EU Parliament Wales
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Coordinates: 52°03′43″N 4°43′30″W / 52.062°N 4.725°W / 52.062; -4.725

Monington is a hamlet and parish in the community of Nevern, north Pembrokeshire, Wales. It is on the Nant Ceibwr (Ceibwr Stream) that flows through Moylegrove and into Ceibwr Bay.

Name

Monington’s Welsh name is Eglwys Wythwr, translating into English as the "church of eight men", reflecting the fact that there were eight freeholders in the parish when it was founded.[1] The origin of the English name is obscure.

Description

Monington is a rural parish[2] in the community of Nevern, close to the source of Nant Ceibwr, the stream that flows through Moylegrove and into Ceibwr Bay. The parish is in the Diocese of St David's and the parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas.[1] The present church, built in 1860,[3] is a Grade II listed building.[4] The Incorporated Church Building Society (later administered by the Historic Churches Preservation Trust) provided funds.[5]

There are 11 other listed buildings or structures in the parish, including several at Pantsaeson in the north of the parish.[6]

History

Monington mill

Dyfed Archaeological Trust records suggest that a battle took place at Pantsaeson in the early medieval period.[7]

The earliest-known written records of Monington are from the 13th century when knight's fees were contributing to the manor of Maenclochog.[8] Parishioners of Monington in the 16th century held ancient grazing rights in the Preseli Mountains resulting from an historic association with St Dogmael's Abbey.[9] From 1536 Monington was in the Hundred of Cemais.[1]

An 1838 tithe map of Monington shows named buildings, mills, mill leat, mill pond, gardens (with paths), farmyards, fences, orchard, parkland, woods, quarry (gravel), hill-drawing, footpath and/or bridleway, waterbodies, springs, well and a kiln.[10]

The quarry referred to in the tithe map, Cware Trefigin, was still in operation in 2015 and contains significant deposits of sand and gravel; a sedimentological study was carried out in 2013 as part of a planning application to extend the workings.[11]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "GENUKI: Monington". Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "GENUKI Parish map (5)". Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Royal Commission (Coflein): St Nicholas, Monington". Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "British listed buildings: St Nicholas, Monington". Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Church Plans online: Monington, St Nicholas". Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "British listed buildings: Monington". Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Royal Commission (Coflein): Pantsaeson". Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Dyfed Archaeological Trust: Maenclochog". Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Dyfed Archaeological Trust: Llethyr". Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  10. ↑ "National Archives: Tithe map of Monington". Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  11. ↑ "Report on sedimentology of Trefigin Quarry" (PDF). Retrieved 1 May 2015.
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