Coedkernew

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**Coedkernew**
Statistics
Population:	573 (2001 census^[1])

Ordnance Survey
OS grid reference:	Maps for ST280840
Administration
Principal council	Newport City Council

Community council:	Coedkernew

UK Parliament:	Newport West
Post office and telephone
Postal district:	NP10 8
Dialling code:	+44-1633 Maesglas and Castleton exchanges

Coedkernew (Welsh: Coedcernyw) is a community parish in the south west of the city of Newport, South Wales, in the Marshfield ward.

The parish is bounded by Percoed reen to the south, Nant-y-Selsig to the southwest, and Pound Hill to the west. The northern boundary is formed from Gwern-y-cleppa to junction 28 of the M4, then the the A48 Cardiff Road. The eastern boundary is formed from the Ebbw Bridge roundabout to the west of the International Rectifier plant, Duffryn Drive, along the southern edge of Tredegar House country park, Pencarn Lane and Percoed Lane.

Coedkernew has also spread itself around the estate of Duffryn into a 'c-shape' and such newly built housing estates as Manor Park, Bovis and Barratts housing have all fallen under the Coedkernew address.

Despite being a mostly rural parish to the south and west, the north and east is a continuation of the Duffryn built-up area, and has seen large increases in population in recent years due to the continued suburbanisation of Newport. This area contains the Coedkernew footbridge over the A48 [1], the giant LG plant, three business parks: Imperial Park [2], Celtic Springs [3] and Cleppa Park, the Patent Office, Office for National Statistics, Tredegar House as well as the large Celtic Horizons estate and St. Josephs RC High School.