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 community includes Peterstone Wentlooge and St. Brides Wentlooge and in 2011 had a population of 737.[2]
| Wentlooge | |
|---|---|
  Wentlooge Location within Newport | |
| Population | 720 (2001 census[1]) |
| OS grid reference | ST289822 |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARDIFF |
| Postcode district | CF3 |
| Post town | NEWPORT |
| Postcode district | NP10 |
| Dialling code | 01633 Maesglas and Castleton exchanges |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
Description
editThe name Wentlooge is a corruption of the earlier name Gwynllŵg, said to have been named after Gwynllyw, its 5th - 6th century ruler.
The community is bounded by Percoed reen to the northwest, the Ebbw River to the northeast, the Bristol Channel to the southeast and the South Wales Main Line to the southwest. It contains the hamlets of St Brides Wentloog and Peterstone Wentloog.[3]
The West Usk Lighthouse is built on the shore of the Bristol Channel in the far east of the community.[4]
Government
editThe area is governed by the Newport City Council and the Wentlooge community council.[3]
Commercial development
editLocated between Cardiff and Newport, and in a non-protected but designated green belt to allow for definition between the two cities, the area has been subjected to a series of planned light industrial developments. These include warehouses and other facilities, including a rail freight container terminal operated by Freightliner Group.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Office for National Statistics Parish Headcounts: Wentlooge
- ^ "Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics". Nomisweb.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
- ^ a b Wentlooge Community Council, Wentlooge Community Council homepage. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ Former West Usk Lighthouse, Wentlooge, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Records Broken as Container Trains' Expand in Welsh Business". Rail.co.uk. 13 March 2012. Retrieved 13 June 2021.