Riverside (also known as East Usk) is a residential area close to
Newport city centre,
South Wales
South Wales ( ) is a Regions of Wales, loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the Historic counties of Wales, historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire ( ...
.
It lies within the electoral ward of
Saint Julian's and to the east is
Barnardtown. The area is bounded by the
River Usk
The River Usk (; ) rises on the northern slopes of the Black Mountain (''y Mynydd Du''), Wales, in the westernmost part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. Initially forming the boundary between Carmarthenshire and Powys, it flows north int ...
to the west (hence East Usk) and many houses have views of
Newport Castle,
Shaftesbury
Shaftesbury () is a town and civil parish in Dorset, England. It is on the A30 road, west of Salisbury, Wiltshire, Salisbury and north-northeast of Dorchester, Dorset, Dorchester, near the border with Wiltshire. It is the only significant hi ...
,
Crindau and
Malpas. Riverside is bounded by
Caerleon Road to the west, the
M4 motorway to the north and
Newport Bridge to the south.
The area includes the Glebelands sports fields, indoor bowls centre and Glan Usk Primary School, which replaced Durham Road Infant School and Durham Road Junior School.
External links
Districts of Newport, Wales
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