West Farm Historic Environment Assessment PART 2

Plate 1: North boundary of Plot 3 – view from north
Plate 2: Plot 2, Bangeston Hall (Site 35) – view
from north
Plate 3: Plot 1, Mylett’s Hill, Golden Hill and Little Mutton Hill – view from north
Plate 4: Plot 2, Mylett’s Hill, Golden Hill and Little Mutton Hill – view from north
Plate 5: Plots 1 & 2 from the A477(T) – view from
south
Plate 6: Plots 2, 3 & 4 from the A477(T) - view from
south
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Plate 7: North boundary of Plot 6 – view from east
Plate 8: West boundary of Plot 8 – view from south
Plate 9: Plot 5, Mylett’s Hill and Golden Hill – view from north
Plate 10: Lane Head, Cosheston from Plot 5 – view
from west
Plate 11: The tower of St Michael's Church (Site 1)
- view from north
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Appendix 1
Summary of archaeological sites, listed buildings and other designations
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CULTURAL HERITAGE FEATURES WITHIN STUDY AREA
Site
No
1
Cadw/DATHER/
NMR Reference
NMR 310127
DATHER 3520
DATHER 60023
Cadw 5955
Grid Ref
Form/Type
SM 00070
03660
Building
2
NMR 21819
DATHER 6639
Cadw 17265
SM 00172
03585
Building
3
NMR 22123
DATHER 6640
Cadw 5956
SM 00444
03658
Building
4
DATHER 59473
Cadw 17267
SM 00508
03703
Building
5
DATHER 59474
Cadw 17268
SM 99432
04965
Limekiln
6
DATHER 36879
DATHER 36899
Cadw 17269
SM 99430
04970
Limekiln
7
DATHER 27080
Centred
on SN
0041 0368
Settlement
8
HLW (D) 3
-
Registered
Landscape
Description
Period
Status
Significance
St Michael's Church. A large church consisting of a nave,
chancel, north aisle, south transept, tower, vestry and porch.
The earliest part of the church is the nave which may be 13th
century. The chancel, south transept, tower and north aisle all
contain pre 17th century elements.
The Rectory. The rectory was largely rebuilt in the 19th
century but incorporates earlier vaulted rooms dating to the
late medieval period. The building was used as a rectory and
parish meeting room until 1976 and it is now in private hands
as a listed building.
Hill House. C18th with later alterations. 3 storey, rubble, part
hipped slate roof. The house was built about 1800 on land
belonging to the Roch Estate.
Medieval
Post Medieval
Listed Building
Grade II
B
Medieval
Post Medieval
Listed Building
Grade II
B
Post Medieval
Listed Building
Grade II
B
Funeral car tenement on the north side of the main village
street in Cosheston, about 50 m east of the crossroads. It is in a
walled enclosure with steel gates in front, hung on stone gate
Post Medieval
Listed Building
Grade II
B
Post Medieval
Listed Building
Grade II
B
Post Medieval
Listed Building
Grade II
B
Medieval/
Post Medieval
Conservation Area
B
-
Registered
Landscape of
Outstanding
Historic Interest
A
piers with steeply weathered copings.
Limekiln adjacent to Site 6.
Limekiln. Semi-circular lime kiln approx. 3.5m in height and
approx 6.5m diameter. Rubble construction with corbelled
openings at N and S. The interior, approx 2.8m diameter, has
traces of fireclay lining. The tithe map of 1841 shows an
enclosure called "Limekiln Green" but is not shown on any OS
maps suggesting it may have been buried for many years.
Cosheston Conservation Area and the village of Cosheston.
Cosheston (Site 7) is first recorded as ‘Vill Costentini’ in 1228.
It is a personal name, possibly Welsh, which has been
combined with the common Pembroke element ‘tun’ meaning
farm. Cosheston is a typical north to south Pembroke
settlement which appears to have been planned in the
immediate Post Conquest period.
The Milford Haven Waterway Registered Landscape of
Outstanding Historic Interest in Wales (CADW 1998).
Appendix 1: Summary of archaeological sites, listed buildings and other designations
CULTURAL HERITAGE FEATURES WITHIN STUDY AREA
Site
No
9
Cadw/DATHER/
NMR Reference
DATHER 38318
DATHER 4519
Grid Ref
Form/Type
SM 99400
04000
Field name
evidence/ open
field system
10
DATHER 26192
SM 99610
03860
Barrage
balloon site
11
DATHER 26193
12
DATHER 3268
SM 98700
04020
SM 99000
04300
Searchlight
battery
Flint working
site
13
DATHER 37456
SM 99310
04620
Well
14
DATHER 37060
SM 99250
04800
Bath house
15
DATHER 15234
SM 99410
04980
Building
Description
Six adjoining fields on the tithe map of 1841 have "Castles" in
the field name. Taking into account the proximity of the large
nucleated medieval settlement at Cosheston, PRN 27080, and
the repeating field-name element this is probably evidence for
a former medieval open field or fields. The "Castles" element
could also indicate a former fortified site.
Point Lane.1940-44, Air Defence, Barrage Balloon, now
demolished. Central cable loop set in a concrete block
encircled at 45 degree intervals by eight concrete tethering
blocks.
Point Lane. 1940-45, Air Defence Searchlight Battery, now
demolished, consisting of two hut bases.
Ferny Pits. A flint chipping floor shown on Wainwright's
distribution map in 1963. According to a pers comm from
Wainwright to J.Rigg, the OS recorder in 1965, the positioning
of the site was based on A.L. Leach's records and its accuracy
is uncertain. No flints were seen when the site was visited in
1965.
Ringly Wells. A well on a steep slope at the edge of the
Daugleddau, situated in an area of other wells and springs. It
is possibly an early holy well site. The present place name is
derived from the original tithe map reference "Hingley Well",
which is the field name element for three contiguous fields.
A bath house is marked and labelled on the 1st edition OS 6"
map of 1869, possibly an estate leisure feature of Cosheston
Hall, built during the Aden family's tenure. No such site on
1840 Tithe Map for Cosheston Parish. It is possibly an estate
feature, a waterside amenity, associated with the Allen
family's tenure of Cosheston Hall. All that remains on the
ground is a stone foundation which appears to be part of the
SW corner of a structure.
Folly House. A dwelling, not shown on the 1841 tithe map,
but present in 1887 on the 1st ed OS 6" map when shown with
a garden. It is probably associated with a limekiln, Site 6, and
a trackway to the water's edge. The house is still occupied and
has been modernised. Presumably the appearance of this
dwelling by the time of the 1st edition map indicates the
increased development of the location as a busy but small
scale industrial complex.
Appendix 1: Summary of archaeological sites, listed buildings and other designations
Period
Status
Significance
Medieval
-
C/U
Modern/WWII
-
D
Modern/WWII
-
D
Prehistoric
U
Medieval
Post Medieval
-
C
Post Medieval
-
D
Post Medieval
-
C
CULTURAL HERITAGE FEATURES WITHIN STUDY AREA
Site
No
16
Cadw/DATHER/
NMR Reference
DATHER 3266
Grid Ref
Form/Type
SM 99570
04500
Natural feature
17
DATHER 28691
SM 99680
04550
SN 00050
04570
Barrage
balloon site
Bombing decoy
18
DATHER 26190
19
DATHER 26204
SN 99890
04310
SN 00130
04340
Military camp
20
DATHER 37455
21
NMR 21818
DATHER 14692
SN 00320
04390
Building
22
NMR 265870
DATHER 30856
PGW (Dy) 30
SN 00300
04350
Garden
23
DATHER 37059
SN 00270
03710
Ford
24
NMHER 3518
SN 00170
03580
Find spot
Trackway
Description
Woodfield. This site was recorded as a Bronze Age "burnt
mound" or cooking hearth by TC Cantrill in 1911. The site
was tested by auguring as part of The Burnt Mounds of Dyfed
Archaeological Assessment Survey 1997-1998 (Crane, P 1998)
with negative results; a dark patch of soil was found but with
no accompanying stone. It was concluded, therefore, that the
mound is a natural feature.
Woodfield, Folly Lane. 1940-44, Air Defence, Barrage Balloon,
now demolished - present use is agricultural land.
1941-43, Command Post/Bombing Decoy. Single storey, brick
built, flat concrete roof. Entrance located at NE corner of the
east wall, flanked by sloped concrete blast walls. Hatch in
roof located centrally against the south wall. Two salt glazed
cable ducts in east wall.
The Camp. 1914-18, Army Camp, now demolished. Hutted
Camp.
Track to probable "shipping place", associated with limekiln,
Site 6, shown on the Tithe map for Cosheston parish 1840. The
track is shown leading from the vicinity of Cosheston Hall
northwards to the water's edge.
Cosheston Hall. There are 16th century references to a "Hall"
at Cosheston but the present building is of mid 19th century
date. It was briefly known as "Woodfield" in the later 19th
century as shown on the OS 6-inch Map of 1869. It is
associated with garden, Site 21.
Cosheston Hall Historic Park and Garden is on the CADW
register of Registered Landscapes, Parks and Gardens 2002
(PGW (Dy) 30 (PEM). It comprises an early 19th century
garden and late 19th century parkland, which were
established to complement the 19th country residence,
Cosheston Hall.
Cosheston Ford. A ford is marked on the 1st & 2nd edition 6"
OS maps of 1869 and 1909, but not on subsequent editions. It
is shown at the southern end of West Lane, Cosheston,
crossing the present day Pembroke Road over Mylett's Hill.
An alternative track close by, to the east, is marked as
"stepping stones" which extend across the saltings. These may
be an improvement and addition to the original ford.
Cosheston Rectory. Roman find spot. No further
information.
Appendix 1: Summary of archaeological sites, listed buildings and other designations
Period
Status
Significance
-
-
D
Modern/WWII
-
D
Modern/WWII
-
C
Modern/WWII
-
D
Post Medieval
-
C
Post Medieval
-
B
Post Medieval
Registered
Historic Park &
Garden
B
Post Medieval
-
C
Roman
-
D
CULTURAL HERITAGE FEATURES WITHIN STUDY AREA
Site
No
25
Cadw/DATHER/
NMR Reference
DATHER 46786
Grid Ref
Form/Type
SN 00070
03660
Ecclesiastical
enclosure
26
DATHER 17919
SN 00000
03600
SM 99900
03600
SM 99290
03640
27
DATHER 17864
28
DATHER 37061
Period
Status
Significance
Early Medieval
-
B
School
Churchyard - Early Medieval Christian site, i.e. low
probability that it may have early medieval origins.
Churchyard occupied by the medieval Cosheston parish
church (Site 1). Possible field evidence for a larger, outer
enclosure to S. NDL 2002.
Site of school – incorrect location, see Site 34.
Post Medieval
-
D
School
Site of school– incorrect location, see Site 34.
Post Medieval
-
D
Fox Hall is a semi-ruined building, now used for farm
animals, but possibly a house associated with the former ford
of Cosheston pill. Fox Hall marked on 1st & 2nd edition 6inch maps.
Fox Hall Ford. A ford marked on the 1st edition 6" OS map of
1869 as a possible line of stones. It crosses the narrows of
Cosheston Pill from Fox Hall to the shoreline north of
Bangeston where a track leads to a small inlet. It was
presumably a low water river crossing point from opposing
steep sided shores, avoiding the saltmarshes. During a field
visit a linear configuration of sea-weed was noted crossing the
Pill in the same location as the crossing marked on the 1st
edition 6" OS map indicating, probably, the presence of stones
beneath the silt.
Parish boundary between the parishes of Pembroke St. Mary
and Cosheston. The deep water channel down Cosheston Pill
delineates the parish boundaries. Changes in the course of the
channel are presumably reflected in the changing line of the
boundary on earlier maps.
Derelict, stone-built, barn/cottage lying south of Hall Farm,
within the conservation area of Cosheston. It is an 'L'shaped
building which includes an attached lean-to with a corrugated
tin roof. The collapsed barn has the remains of a slate roof.
Cosheston Bridge comprises a low single arched stone built
bridge, which crosses the upper reaches of the Cosheston Pill.
It may be 16th century or later in origin as the bridge is not
mentioned by George Owen in his list of Pembrokeshire
bridges in 1598.
Strip fields surrounding Cosheston. Tithe map and later
cartographic evidence combined with topographic evidence
in the form of a grouping of enclosed strip fields from former
open field surround the village of Cosheston.
Post Medieval
-
C
29
DATHER 37452
SM 99290
03570
Ford
Post Medieval
-
C
30
DATHER 37451
SM 98700
03760
Parish
boundary
Post Medieval/
Modern
-
C
31
NMR 408395
SN 0047
0366
Building
Post Medieval
-
C
32
DATHER 15232
SN 0036
0332
Bridge
Post Medieval
-
C
33
DATHER 6412
SN 004 030
Strip fields
Medieval
-
B
Building
Description
Appendix 1: Summary of archaeological sites, listed buildings and other designations
CULTURAL HERITAGE FEATURES WITHIN STUDY AREA
Site
No
34
Cadw/DATHER/
NMR Reference
-
Grid Ref
Form/Type
Building
DATHER 20047
Cadw 6309
SM 9999
0368
SM 9920
0310
35
36
-
-
37
-
-
38
-
Historic
Character Area
Historic
Character Area
National Park
39
Cadw 17266
SN 00633
03703
Building
Building
Description
The National School – site of school as shown on OS 6-inch
map of 1869 and as present today.
Bangeston Hall is a three storey early to mid 19th century
mansion house with contemporary and later rear side wings.
It is shown on the OS 6-inch map of 1869 as being surrounded
by parkland and formal gardens with a lake on its eastern
side.
Carew Milton & Nash Historic Character Area.
Period
Status
Significance
Post Medieval
-
C
Post Medieval
Listed Building
Grade II
B
Historic Character
Area
Historic Character
Area
National Park
A
Listed Building
Grade II
B
Cosheston Historic Character Area.
-
Pembroke Coast National Park.
-
The Brewery Inn is the site of the Cosheston brewery, which
is known to have been trading by 1868.
Appendix 1: Summary of archaeological sites, listed buildings and other designations
Post Medieval
A
A
Appendix 2
Historic map extracts
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Wick Ditch
Beaconing
Piece
Longlands
John Davies
Park
Head of Castles
Danty Lays
& Four Acres
Castle
Park
Longlands
Coombes
Head
Castle
Park
New
Castles
Spanish Acres
Horse
Park
Park
The
Backs
Little Old
Park
School
Tavyn Park
& Moory Park
Application area
PROJECT
West Farm, Cosheston,
Pembrokeshire
TITLE
Map 1: Plan of land belonging
to West Farm 1800
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By North
Headway
Old
Leys
Leys
North
Headway Leys
Old
Leys
Upper
Beacon
Piece
472
486
484
485
Castles
483
482
480
481
Wicks
Ditch
477
Longland
478
West
487
Castles
Middle
Castles
488
489
Castles
Castles
490
Castles
Four
Acre
492
491
Dainty
Leys
& 496
Four Road
Acre
Longland
498
493
Dainty 497
Spanish
Leys
Dainty
495
Acre
Leys
Coombes
Head
500
501
505
506
494
Upper
Old
424
Park
West
Spanish
Acre
419
423
Wood
Twin Park
425
Cottage
& Garden
507
504
New
508
Park
517
John
Dairies
Park
The
Backs
Park
422
Application area
418
Moor Park
Lower Old
Park
PROJECT
West Farm, Cosheston,
Pembrokeshire
TITLE
Map 2: Extract from the
Cosheston tithe map of 1841,
with field names from
apportionment (1841)
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PROJECT
Application area
TITLE
Fig. ?:
PROJECT
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West Farm, Cosheston,
Pembrokeshire
TITLE
Map 3: Extract from an estate
plan (?West Farm) 1851
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Application area
PROJECT
West Farm, Cosheston,
Pembrokeshire
TITLE
Map 4: Extract from the
Ordnance Survey 6-inch 1st
edition Sheet 40NW, surveyed
1862, published 1869
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Application area
PROJECT
West Farm, Cosheston,
Pembrokeshire
TITLE
Map 5: Extract from the
Ordnance Survey 6-inch 2nd
edition Sheet 40NW,
surveyed 1860-61, revised
1906, published 1909
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