Wentlooge
- Newport
Maesglas and Castleton exchanges
- Newport West
Wentlooge (Welsh: Gwynllŵg), sometimes known as Wentloog, is a community in the southwest of the city of Newport, South Wales, in the Marshfield ward. The community includes Peterstone Wentlooge and St. Brides Wentlooge and in 2011 had a population of 737.[2]
Description
The name Wentlooge is a corruption of the earlier name Gwynllŵg, said to have been named after Gwynllyw, its 5th - 6th century ruler.
The community is bounded by Percoed reen to the northwest, the Ebbw River to the northeast, the Bristol Channel to the southeast and the South Wales Main Line to the southwest. It contains the hamlets of St Brides Wentloog and Peterstone Wentloog.[3]
The West Usk Lighthouse is built on the shore of the Bristol Channel in the far east of the community.[4]
Government
The area is governed by the Newport City Council and the Wentlooge community council.[3]
Commercial development
Located between Cardiff and Newport, and in a non-protected but designated green belt to allow for definition between the two cities, the area has been subjected to a series of planned light industrial developments. These include warehouses and other facilities, including a rail freight container terminal operated by Freightliner Group.[5]
See also
- Wentloog hundred
References
- ^ Office for National Statistics Parish Headcounts: Wentlooge
- ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". Nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ a b Wentlooge Community Council, Wentlooge Community Council homepage. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ Former West Usk Lighthouse, Wentlooge, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Records Broken as Container Trains' Expand in Welsh Business". Rail.co.uk. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
External links
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4a/Commons-logo.svg/30px-Commons-logo.svg.png)
- Wentlooge Community Council website
- v
- t
- e
of Newport
and
structures
- Beechwood House
- Brynglas House
- Chartist Mural
- Coleg Gwent
- Friars Walk
- Inmos microprocessor factory
- International Convention Centre Wales
- Isca Augusta
- Kingsway Shopping Centre
- Lysaght Institute
- Mansion House
- Market Arcade
- National Roman Legion Museum
- Newport Castle
- Newport Cathedral
- Newport Civic Centre
- Newport Market
- Newport Museum Art Gallery and Central Library
- Neon
- Newport Centre
- Newport Technical Institute
- Newport Transporter Bridge
- Pencoed Castle
- Riverfront Arts Centre
- Roman Baths Museum
- Shire Hall
- South East Wales Regional Swimming Pool
- St. Mark's Church
- St. Paul's Church
- Tredegar House
- University of South Wales
- West Usk Lighthouse
- Westgate Hotel
- Ye Olde Murenger House
Events | |
---|---|
Institutions |