Population 2,161 (2001 census) Country Wales Postcode district NP18 2 Local time Thursday 8:16 PM | OS grid reference ST391876 Sovereign state United Kingdom Dialling code 1633 | |
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Bishton level crossing duffryn marshfield 23 04 2011
Bishton or Bishopston (Welsh: Llangadwaladr Trefesgob or simply Trefesgob) is a small rural community in the east of the city of Newport, south Wales. The parish lies in the Llanwern electoral district (ward) and contains the eastern end of Llanwern Steelworks, the Underwood estate as well as Bishton itself.
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- Bishton level crossing duffryn marshfield 23 04 2011
- Map of Bishton Newport UK
- 4 bed home bishton village newport south wales
- Government
- References
Map of Bishton, Newport, UK
The name is said to derive from "Bishop's Town", as the village has been alleged to the sometime home of the Bishops of Llandaff. Owain Glyndwr destroyed the palaces at Bishton and Llandaff, from which time the episcopal palace was moved to Mathern.
4 bed home bishton village newport south wales
Government
The area is governed by the Newport City Council and the Bishton community council.
References
Bishton Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA