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Newport (Welsh: Casnewydd [kasˈnɛwɨð]) is a city and county borough in Wales, situated on the River Usk close to its confluence with the Severn Estuary, 12 mi (19 km) northeast of Cardiff.
Aug 26, 2023 · 1. Explore a Victorian house at Tredegar. © Wales Guidebook. Tredegar House was home to the extravagant and influential Morgan family who claimed lineage from the Welsh princes and played a significant role in social, political, and economic affairs in the Newport area.
Thirty minutes north and you’re deep into Monmouthshire, home to many of our best restaurants, classic market towns like Monmouth, Usk and Abergavenny, and some superb castles like Raglan, Caldicot and Chepstow, which guards the entrance to the beautiful Wye Valley.
Newport, town, industrial seaport, and county borough, historic county of Monmouthshire (Sir Fynwy), Wales. The town is located at the mouth of the River Usk where it enters the River Severn estuary. A medieval borough with a castle (now in ruins) dating from about 1126, the town of Newport enjoyed.
The county is rural, although adjacent to the city of Newport and the urbanised South Wales Valleys; it has an area of 330 square miles (850 km 2) and a population of 93,000. After Abergavenny (12,515), the largest towns are Chepstow (12,350), Monmouth (10,508), and Caldicot (9,813).
Jul 7, 2022 · Newport (Monmouthshire) The City of Newport is in the historic county of Monmouthshire, South Wales and stands at the mouth of the River Usk. It is a busy industrial and commercial center. It is home to the City Campus of the University of South Wales [1].
Newport Museum and Art Gallery has been collecting evidence of Newport’s history, culture and environment since 1888 and boasts impressive permanent and visiting exhibitions. It is one of the oldest such institutions in Wales.
