:Wentlooge
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Wentlooge
| country = Wales
| population = 720
| population_ref = (2001 census[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=801813&c=wentloog&d=16&e=15&g=421591&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Office for National Statistics Parish Headcounts: Wentlooge])
| constituency_westminster = Newport West
| post_town = CARDIFF
| unitary_wales = Newport
| os_grid_reference = ST289822
| coordinates = {{coord|51.53421|-3.02645|display=inline,title}}
| label_position = left
| postcode_area = CF
| postcode_district = CF3
| post_town1 = NEWPORT
| postcode_area1 = NP
| postcode_district1 = NP10
| dial_code = 01633
Maesglas and Castleton exchanges
| module= 240px
Map of the community
}}
Wentlooge ({{langx|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 Wentlooge and St. Brides Wentlooge and in 2011 had a population of 737.{{cite web|url=https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=W04000836 |title=Custom report - Nomis - Official Labour Market Statistics |publisher=Nomisweb.co.uk |date= |accessdate=2021-06-13}}
Description
The name Wentlooge is a corruption of the earlier name Gwynllŵg, said to have been named after Gwynllyw, its 5th - 6th century ruler.
The community is bounded by Percoed reen to the northwest, the Ebbw River to the northeast, the Bristol Channel to the southeast and the South Wales Main Line to the southwest. It contains the hamlets of St Brides Wentloog and Peterstone Wentloog.[http://www.wentloogecommunitycouncil.co.uk/Wentlooge-CC/Default.aspx Wentlooge Community Council], Wentlooge Community Council homepage. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
The West Usk Lighthouse is built on the shore of the Bristol Channel in the far east of the community.[http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-3081-former-west-usk-lighthouse-wentlooge#.VuxPDDFRSx0 Former West Usk Lighthouse, Wentlooge], British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
Government
The area is governed by the Newport City Council and the Wentlooge community council.
Commercial development
Located between Cardiff and Newport, and in a non-protected but designated green belt to allow for definition between the two cities, the area has been subjected to a series of planned light industrial developments. These include warehouses and other facilities, including a rail freight container terminal operated by Freightliner Group.{{cite web|url=http://www.rail.co.uk/rail-news/2012/records-broken-as-container-trains-expand-in-welsh-business/ |title=Records Broken as Container Trains’ Expand in Welsh Business |publisher=Rail.co.uk |date=2012-03-13 |accessdate=2021-06-13}}
See also
References
External links
{{Commons category|Wentlooge}}
- [http://www.wentloogecommunitycouncil.co.uk/ Wentlooge Community Council website]
{{City of Newport}}