List of places in Newport

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This is a categorised list of places in the City of Newport, South Wales.

Contents 1 Electoral Wards 2 Notable places 2.1 Archaeological sites 2.2 Conservation areas 2.3 Historical buildings 2.4 Municipal parks 2.5 Shopping centres 3 Cultural venues 3.1 Sport 3.2 Performing arts 4 Geographical 4.1 Rivers and waterways 5 Education places 6 Transport 6.1 Public transport hubs 6.2 Major roads 6.3 Railway lines 6.4 Cycling 6.5 Shipping 6.6 Bridges and crossings

[edit] Electoral Wards

This is a list of electoral wards:

Allt-yr-yn Alway Beechwood Bettws Caerleon

Gaer Graig Langstone Llanwern Liswerry

Malpas Marshfield Pillgwenlly Ringland Rogerstone

Shaftesbury St. Julian's Stow Hill Tredegar Park Victoria

[edit] Notable places

[edit] Archaeological sites

• Caerleon
• Caldicot and Wentloog Levels

[edit] Conservation areas

• Uskmouth

[edit] Historical buildings

• Tredegar House
• Newport Civic Centre
• Newport Castle
• Newport Cathedral
• Westgate Hotel

[edit] Municipal parks

• Tredegar Park
• Beechwood Park
• Belle Vue Park

[edit] Shopping centres

• Kingsway Shopping Centre
• Cambrian Centre (City Spires)
• Friars Walk
• Newport Retail Park

[edit] Cultural venues

[edit] Sport

• Celtic Manor Resort (golfing, home of the Ryder Cup, 2010)
• Kingsway Arena
• Newport Stadium (seats: 4,300)
• Rodney Parade (seats: 11,700)
• Newport International Sports Village

[edit] Performing arts

Performing arts venues with seating capacity:

• Dolman Theatre (400)
• Newport Centre (2,000)
• Newport City Live Arena (1,546)
• Riverfront Arts Centre (500 in main theatre)

Typically standing venues:

• T.J.'s
• Zanzibar

[edit] Geographical

[edit] Rivers and waterways

• Fourteen Locks
• Monmouthshire Canal
• River Usk
• Ebbw River
• Afon Llwyd River

[edit] Education places

• University of Wales, Newport
• Coleg Gwent City of Newport campus

[edit] Transport

[edit] Public transport hubs

• Newport bus station
• Newport High Street railway station

[edit] Major roads

• A48 road
• A449 road
• A4042 road
• M4 motorway
• A48(M) motorway

[edit] Railway lines

• Ebbw Valley Line (to re-open in 2006)
• South Wales Main Line (Great Western Main Line)
• Welsh Marches Line

[edit] Cycling

• National Cycle Network: routes 4, 46 and 47

[edit] Shipping

• Newport Docks

[edit] Bridges and crossings

River Usk, north to south:

• Caerleon Bridge
• St. Julian's railway bridge
• M4 motorway Usk bridge
• Great Western Railway Usk bridge
• Newport Bridge
• Newport City footbridge
• George Street Bridge
• City Bridge
• Newport Transporter Bridge