Bulmore or Bullmoor () is a
hamlet
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in the south-east of the
Caerleon ward of the city of
Newport,
South Wales
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. The name is derived from the
Welsh ''Y Pwll Mawr'' meaning ''The Large Pool''. It was first settled by the
Romans.
In 1934 an area of land forming part of Bulmore Farm was purchased and an open-air swimming pool known as Bulmore
Lido
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which was built and opened in July of that year. Situated alongside the
River Usk
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, the 8½
acre
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complex comprising large adult pool and smaller children's pool with adjoining lawns, became Newport's favourite "out-of-town resort".
References
Districts of Newport, Wales
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