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Wentlooge
Wentlooge shown within Newport |
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| Population | 720 (2001 census[1]) |
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| OS grid reference | ST289822 |
| Principal area | Newport |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWPORT |
| Dialling code | +44-1633 Maesglas and Castleton exchanges |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | Newport West |
| List of places: UK • Wales • Newport | |
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 name Wentlooge is a corruption of the earlier name Gwynllŵg, which itself was named after Gwynllyw, its 5th century or 6th century ruler.
The community is bounded by Pencoed reen to the northwest, the Ebbw River to the northeast, the Bristol Channel to the southeast and the Great Western Main Line to the southwest. It contains the hamlets of St Brides Wentlooge and Peterstone Wentlooge.
The area is governed by the Newport City Council and the Wentlooge community council.