The Church in Wales, Parish Church of Saint Nicholas & Saint John, in the Monkton Rectorial Benefice,(Pembroke) in the Dioceses of St David's, South Wales.
From the Church Gazetteer;
"The ancient church was originally within the castle of Pembroke and given to the Norman abbey of St Martin (Sayes) in 1098. The north nave wall, with buttresses, is from the ancient church. After the dissolution of the monasteries the church deteriorated, with only the nave in use for the parish; the choir and sancturary lost and windows blocked up. In the late 1800s it was restored and enlarged. The church belongs to the Monkton Rectorial Benefice, with ten other churches." Text Source; (
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History & partial Description of the Exterior, from the British listed building Website;
History;
"Anglican parish church. In 1098 a church of St Nicholas was founded within Pembroke Castle and granted to the Abbey of Seez in Normandy. As it is possible that the first castle was at Monkton, this may be the foundation date. As a daughter house of Seez, its fortunes fell with the French wars when alien houses were sequestrated, finally closed in 1414. It was then administered by a royal steward until being granted to St Albans Abbey in 1443. After 1532 the nave was retained as parish church, the W and N windows blocked. There was already a wall to the chancel with low round arch and the c1500 canopied tomb against it. The rest became ruinous:
Description;
"Parish church, rubble stone with traces of render, close-eaved slate roofs and coped gables. Long nave with S porch, SE tower, long chancel with parallel N sacristy and NE chapel. C19 windows generally have hoodmoulds and carved stops.
Nave has W wall with battered base, standing proud of ends of nave side walls, suggesting alteration. Big 4-light pointed W window, 1879, with cinquefoil in head. Nave S has three 2-light windows of 1879, with quatrefoils in heads, and stone voussoirs of earlier windows. One window to left of S porch, two to right, divided by a buttress with plinth, two mouldings and two set-offs. Large S porch with traces of render, notably on W wall, coped S gable and large arched entry, with thin ashlar angle shafts (possibly of 1880) and unmoulded round arch. Medieval pointed vault, stone benches, and fine C13 S doorway of two orders of two roll-moulds, inner one restored, to a different curve leaving a crescent-shaped fillet between. Renewed hoodmould. C19 door with iron Gothic hinges. Above and to left is a narrow door formerly to an upper floor, in ashlar arched surround. " Text source; (
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Street address of Church:
13, Church Terrace, Pembroke, Pembrokshire, Wales. SA71 4LW
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