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Encyclopedia > Llanwern
Llanwern ward
Statistics
Population: 3,027 (2001 census)
Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference: Maps for ST368863
Administration
Council: Newport City Council
UK Parliament: Newport East
Post office and telephone
Postal district: NP18 2; NP26 3
Dialling code: +44-1633
Maindee exchange
Llanwern exchange
Newport

Llanwern is an electoral district (ward) and smaller community (parish) in the urban-rural fringe of the City of Newport. The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ... This article is about the Welsh city of Newport. ... To see the list in alphabetical order see the categories UK Parliamentary constituencies and UK Parliamentary constituencies (historic). ... Newport East is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... UK postal codes are known as postcodes. ... The UK telephone numbering plan, also known as the National Numbering Plan, is regulated by the Office of Communications (Ofcom), which replaced the Office of Telecommunications (Oftel) in 2003. ... This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ... For other uses, see Newport (disambiguation). ...


The ward is bounded the M4 and Langstone ward to the north, Ringland, Liswerry and the River Usk to the west, the River Severn to the south and the city boundary to the east. The M4 motorway is a motorway in Great Britain linking London with Wales. ... This article is about the English village of Langstone. ... Ringland is both an electoral district (ward) and community (parish) of the city of Newport. ... Liswerry (sometimes spelled Lliswerry) is both an electoral district (ward) and community (parish) of the city of Newport. ... The River Usk, Afon Wysg in Welsh, rises in the mountains of mid-Wales then flows south-east through Abergavenny and the eponymous town of Usk to the Roman legionary fortress of Caerleon and the Bristol Channel at Newport. ... Severn redirects here. ...


The ward is home to Llanwern Steelworks — although steel making ceased in 2001, there is still a sizable rolling mill and steel coating operation based there. The redundant part of the works is set to be transformed into a residential development in coming years.


Home to David Leslie Williams, a renown Shakespearean actor and artist, as well as a seasoned darts player. Mr Williams also owns the largest collection of Mr Buyrite / Hyper-value garden tools in the United Kingdom, which he keeps in his WWII bunker. He is known to utter many catchphrases such as "Joan, where's my damned tea?!" and repeated use of the word "damnation". Easily spotted in the nearby town centre donning a cloth cap and a stick wrapped in white tape to create the illusion that he is blind as well as slighty disabled showing yet again his acting prowess in full form. He will visit shops such as Poundstretcher and WH Smiths in between trips to the Post Office to send out disgruntled letters to the local Argus about his political representatives. He is also accomplished in the art of story telling in which he excels. William Shakespeare—born April 1564; baptised April 26, 1564; died April 23, 1616 (O.S.), May 3, 1616 (N.S.)—has a reputation as the greatest of all writers in English. ... Poundstretcher is a British chain of discount stores. ... WHSmith company logo W H Smith PLC (LSE: SMWH) is a British company, with headquarters in Swindon, England. ... Small-town post office and town hall in Lockhart, Alabama A post office is a facility (in most countries, a government one) where the public can purchase postage stamps for mailing correspondence or merchandise, and also drop off or pick up packages or other special-delivery items. ...


Llanwern street 'Tennyson Avenue' is believed to have been the inspiration for the cartoon Ben 10 on Cartoon Network Ben 10 is an American animated television series created by Man of Action (a group consisting of Duncan Rouleau, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, and Steven T. Seagle), and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. ... Cartoon Network is a cable television created by Turner Broadcasting which primarily shows animated programming. ...


The Llanwern ward contains the parishes of Bishton, Goldcliff and Redwick, as well as the parish of Llanwern (population 333[1]) . The parish itself contains Llanwern village and the western half of the steelworks. Bishton (Welsh: ) is a small rural community (parish) to the east of the city of Newport. ... Goldcliff (Welsh: ) is a small hamlet and community (parish) to the east of the city of Newport. ... Redwick is a small village and community (parish) to the south east of the city of Newport. ...


References

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics Parish Headcounts: Llanwern

External links


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The City of Newport

Topics: Buildings and structures • People • Sport • Transport For other uses, see Newport (disambiguation). ... This image depicts a seal, an emblem, a coat of arms or a crest. ...


Districts: Allt-yr-yn • Alway • Barnardtown • Bassaleg • Beechwood • Bettws • Bishton • Bulmore • Caerleon • Cat's Ash • Christchurch • City centre • Coedkernew • Crindau • Duffryn • Gaer • Graig • Goldcliff • High Cross • Langstone • Liswerry • Llanmartin • Llanvaches • Llanwern • Lower Machen • Maindee • Maesglas • Malpas • Marshfield • Mendalgief • Michaelstone • Nash • Penhow • Peterstone • Pillgwenlly • Redwick • Rhiwderin • Ringland • Rogerstone • Shaftesbury • St. Julian's • St. Brides • Stow Hill • Tredegar Park • Underwood • Uskmouth • Victoria • Wentloog • Whitson • Wilcrick This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Alway is an electoral district (ward) and co-terminous community (parish) of the city of Newport. ... Barnardtown is a small area to the east of Newport Bridge in the city of Newport. ... Bassaleg (Welsh: ) is a small urban area on the west of the city of Newport. ... Beechwood is an electoral district (ward) and co-terminous community (parish) of the city of Newport. ... Bettws (Welsh: ) is an electoral district (ward) and coterminous community (parish) of the city of Newport. ... Bishton (Welsh: ) is a small rural community (parish) to the east of the city of Newport. ... Bulmore or Bullmoor (Welsh: ) is the name give to a cluster of houses in the south east of Caerleon ward of the city of Newport, South Wales. ... Caerleon (Welsh: ) (grid reference ST323914, ) is a suburban village situated on the River Usk on the northern outskirts of the city of Newport. ... Cats Ash (Welsh: ) is a small hamlet to the west of the city centre of the city of Newport. ... Christchurch (Welsh: ) is a hamlet located on the top of Christchurch Hill in the Caerleon ward of the city of Newport, South Wales. ... Newport city centre is traditionally regarded as the area bounded by the west bank of the River Usk, the George Street Bridge, the eastern flank of Stow Hill and the Great Western Main Line. ... Coedkernew (Welsh: ) is a community (parish) in the southwest of the city of Newport, in the Marshfield ward. ... Crindau (Welsh: ) is an old inner-city area just north of the city centre in Newport. ... Duffryn is a large council-built housing estate in the southwest of the city of Newport, comprising a large portion of the Tredegar Park electoral district (ward). ... Gaer is a electoral district (ward) of the city of Newport. ... Graig is an electoral district (ward) and co-terminous community (parish) of the city of Newport. ... Goldcliff (Welsh: ) is a small hamlet and community (parish) to the east of the city of Newport. ... High Cross is a suburb of the city of Newport, south Wales in the United Kingdom, and forms part of the community (parish) of Rogerstone. ... Langstone is an electoral district (ward) and smaller community (parish) of the City of Newport. ... Liswerry (sometimes spelled Lliswerry) is both an electoral district (ward) and community (parish) of the city of Newport. ... Llanmartin Llanmartin is a Parish in the County Borough of Newport South Wales. ... Llanvaches is a village located in Monmouthshire, southern Wales. ... Lower Machen (Welsh: ) is small hamlet of 19 houses on the A468 road at the very western edge of the city of Newport. ... Maindee (Welsh: ) is a large inner-city area in the city of Newport. ... Maesglas estate is located in the Gaer ward of the City of Newport, South Wales. ... Malpas is an electoral district (ward) and co-terminous community (parish) of the city of Newport. ... Marshfield is an electoral district (ward) and smaller community (parish) in the urban-rural fringe of the City of Newport. ... The Level of Mendalgief (Welsh: ) is a small area to the south west of the city centre of the city of Newport in the Pill ward. ... Michaelston-y-Fedw (Welsh: ) is a small rural village and community (parish) to the west of the city of Newport on the border of Cardiff city and Caerphilly county borough. ... Nash is the area of Newport on the outskirts of the city, and is the site of the City of Newport Campus for Coleg Gwent. ... Penhow (Welsh: ) is a small village and community (parish) on the eastern edge of the boundary of the of the city of Newport. ... Peterstone or Peterstone Wentloog (Welsh: ) is a small hamlet on the to the south west of the city of Newport. ... Pillgwenlly (Welsh: ) is an electoral district (ward) and coterminous community (parish) of the city of Newport. ... Redwick is a small village and community (parish) to the south east of the city of Newport. ... Rhiwderin (Welsh: ) is a small village in the west of the city of Newport. ... Ringland is both an electoral district (ward) and community (parish) of the city of Newport. ... Rogerstone is both an electoral district (ward) and community (parish) of the city of Newport. ... Shaftesbury is an electoral district (ward) and co-terminous community (parish) of the city of Newport. ... St. ... St. ... Stow Hill is a electoral district (ward) of the city of Newport. ... Tredegar Park is a large municipal park located near the estates of Duffryn, Maesglas, and Gaer in the city of Newport. ... Underwood is a housing development in the city of Newport, South Wales. ... Uskmouth is an area in south-west Newport, Wales. ... Victoria is both an electoral district (ward) and community (parish) of the city of Newport. ... Wentloog is a community (parish) in the southwest of the city of Newport, in the Marshfield ward. ... Whitson is a village in the outskirts of the City of Newport, South Wales. ... Wilcrick (Welsh: ) is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales. ...

Coordinates: 51.57201° N 2.91331° W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...



 

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