Castleton, Newport

Castleton
Welsh: *Cas-bach*
Castleton Welsh: Cas-bach;
	Castleton Baptist Chapel
	Castleton Location within Newport
OS grid reference	ST253835
Principal area	Newport;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARDIFF
Postcode district	CF3
Dialling code	01633
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Newport West;
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Newport West;
	List of places UK Wales Newport 51°32′44″N 3°04′41″W / 51.545525°N 3.078016°W

Castleton (Welsh: Cas-bach) is a hamlet in the city of Newport, South Wales.

Location

Castleton is in the Marshfield ward on the A48 dual carriageway located between the city of Newport to the east and Cardiff to the west.

Amenities

Castleton has a Baptist chapel. At a meeting at the chapel in 1816, it was agreed to establish the first Welsh Baptist Chapel in Newport, which was subsequently built on Charles Street.^[1] This building is now used as a business and Church meetings are held at Gateway Baptist in Marshfield nearby. There is a filling station with a cafe and deli next door. Across the road, is the Coach and Horses, a pub/restaurant and hotel.

Transport

A48 dual carriageway passing through Castleton

The A48 dual carriageway is the main road through Castleton. The A48(M) motorway passes close to the north of the village. There are no motorway junctions on this short link between (M4) Junction 29 and Junction 29A at St Mellons.

The Great Western Railway station at nearby Marshfield acted as a rail connection, eastwards to Newport and onwards through the Severn Tunnel, terminating at London Paddington, and westwards to Cardiff and Fishguard Harbour. Closed since 1959,^[2] long before the Beeching cuts took effect, the nearest rail stations today are Newport and Rogerstone.

References

^ ""Gwent Record Office - Charles Street Baptist Church, Newport, Records" at archiveswales.org.uk". Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
^ "RAIL CLOSURES: WITHDRAWAL OF ALTERNATIVE BUS SERVICES". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 2 August 1965. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

External links

Photos of Castleton and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk

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[1] ""Gwent Record Office - Charles Street Baptist Church, Newport, Records" at archiveswales.org.uk". Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.

[2] "RAIL CLOSURES: WITHDRAWAL OF ALTERNATIVE BUS SERVICES". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 2 August 1965. Retrieved 30 July 2021.

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