| Peterstone | |
| Welsh: Llanbedr | |
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Peterstone
Peterstone shown within Newport |
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| Principal area | Newport |
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| Ceremonial county | Gwent |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Postcode district | CF3 |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Newport West |
| Welsh Assembly | Newport |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Newport | |
Peterstone or Peterstone Wentlooge (Welsh: Llanbedr Gwynllŵg) is a small hamlet on the to the south west of the city of Newport, South Wales.
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Peterstone Wentlooge lies six miles to the west of Newport, close to the eastern edge of Cardiff.
It lies in the community parish of Wentloog and electoral ward of Marshfield.
Like most of the settlements on the Wentlooge Level it lies on land reclaimed from the Bristol Channel [1]. Peterstone itself lies right against the sea wall [2],[3] and [4].
The former parish church (now a house) is dedicated to St. Peter [5].
A local pub is the Six Bells [6].
The village became the focal point of press attention in 2004 as Mark Roberts had previously bought the Lord of the Manor title and then went to charge villagers excessive fees to cross what had always been used as their own land. Matters were raised in parliament and were debated with a reply on the subject from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs acknowledging 'need for reform of the remnants of feudal and manorial law'.[1]