Michaelston-y-Fedw
{{Short description|Village and community in Newport, Wales}}
{{Other uses|Michaelston (disambiguation){{!}}Michaelston}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2019}}
{{Infobox UK place
| official_name = Michaelston-y-Fedw
| country = Wales
| population = 365
| population_ref = (2001 census)[http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=801801&c=michaelston&d=16&e=15&g=421590&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 Office for National Statistics Parish Headcounts: Michaelstone-y-Fedw]
| static_image = File:St Michael’s Church, Michaelston-y-Fedw, April 2021 14.jpg
| static_image_caption = St Michael's Church
| constituency_westminster = Newport West
| post_town = NEWPORT
| post_town1 = CARDIFF
| unitary_wales = Newport
| os_grid_reference = ST241845
| coordinates = {{coord|51.55426|-3.09614|display=inline,title}}
| label_position = right
| postcode_area = NP
| postcode_district = NP10 8
| postcode_area1 = CF
| postcode_district1 = CF3 6
| dial_code = 01633
Castleton exchange
| module= 240px
Map of the community
}}
Michaelston-y-Fedw ({{langx|cy|Llanfihangel-y-fedw}}) is a small rural village and community to the west of the city of Newport, Wales, on the borders of Cardiff city and Caerphilly county boroughs. The population in 2011 was 296.{{NOMIS2011|id=W04000824|title=Michaelston-y-Fedw Parish|access-date=16 August 2020}}
History and description
Michaelston-y-Fedw is a partial Anglicization of the Welsh Llanfihangel-y-fedw – meaning "church enclosure (of) Michael (in) the birches" – may also be seen spelt "Michaelstone-y-Fedw", "Michaelston-y-Vedw" and "Michaelstone-y-Vedw", the parish church{{Cite web|url=https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/69897|title=Geograph:: Michaelston-y-fedw (Llanfihangel-y-fedw)... © ChurchCrawler|website=www.geograph.org.uk}} being dedicated to Saint Michael. The community is bounded by the Rhymney River to the west, the A48(M) motorway to the south, and the Pound Hill road to the north and east. It contains Michaelston itself as well as a small cluster of houses known as Michaelstone Bridge or Lower Michaelstone about a mile to the north.
=Church of St Michael=
The Church of St Michael is a Grade II* listed building.{{Cadw|num=2935|desc=Parish Church of St Michael|grade=II*|access-date=27 March 2024}} The Old Rectory, opposite the Cefn Mably Arms public house and the church, has its own Grade II listing.{{Cadw|num=17321|desc=Old Rectory|grade=II|access-date=27 March 2024}} The pub opened in 1824 and, since 2017, an annual ceremony sees the vicar bless the beer, the public house and the village.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
=Community interest fibre network=
On 25 June 2018 the village became the first community in Wales to create its own fibre network, connecting homes and businesses to the Internet with fibre to the premises, giving each a connection speed of 1 Gbit/s, and became known as ‘The Fastest Village in Wales’. The network was designed and installed by volunteers from the community. On 19 November 2018 Michaelston-y-Fedw Internet CIC (MyFi, the community interest company set up to run the fibre broadband project in the village) was awarded the European Broadband Award for Innovative Models of Financing, Business and Investment.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
Government
The area is administered by Newport City Council.
References
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External links
{{commons category|Michaelstone-y-Fedw}}
- [http://www.michaelston-y-fedw.com/ Michaelston-y-Fedw Community website]
{{City of Newport}}
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Category:Communities in Newport, Wales
Category:Villages in Newport, Wales