Peterstone or Peterstone Wentlooge ( cy, Llanbedr Gwynllŵg) is a small
hamlet to the south west of the
city
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of
Newport
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South Wales
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.
Location
Peterstone Wentlooge lies six miles to the west of Newport city centre and 7½ miles east of
Cardiff city centre.
It lies in the community
parish of
Wentloog
Wentlooge ( cy, 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 Wentloodge and St. Brides Wentloodge and in 2011 had a popu ...
and
electoral ward
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of
Marshfield.
History and amenities
Like most of the settlements on the
Wentlooge Level it lies on land reclaimed from the
Bristol Channel
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Peterstone itself lies right against the
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The former parish church, St Peter's Church, Wentlooge, St Peter's is now a private hous
A local pub is the Six Bell
Manor claim 2004
The village became the focal point of press attention in 2004 as Mark Roberts (businessman), Mark Roberts had previously bought the Lord of the Manor title and then went to charge villagers excessive fees to cross what had always been used freely as their own land. Matters were raised in parliament and were debated with a reply on the subject from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs acknowledging 'need for reform of the remnants of feudal and manorial law'.Hansard, 3 Feb 2004 : Column 204WH, 3 Feb 2004 : Column 205WH
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See also
*Peterstone Gout
Peterstone Gout is a tidal flap controlling the outfall to the sea near Peterstone Wentlooge, Newport, south Wales. It is located several miles up the coast from Cardiff in the estuary of the River Usk. It is the main drainage point from the We ...
References
External links
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Villages in Newport, Wales
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