Marshfield, Newport facts for kids
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_St_Mary%27s_Church_-_geograph.org.uk_-_69772.jpg) St Mary's Church, Marshfield |
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| Population | 6,270 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | ST275833 |
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| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWPORT |
| Postcode district | NP10 8 |
| Post town | CARDIFF |
| Postcode district | CF3 2 |
| Dialling code | 01633 Castleton exchange |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
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Marshfield (Welsh: Maerun) is an electoral ward (population 4,245 increasing to 6,270 at the 2011 census.) and smaller village community (parish) of the city of Newport in South Wales. The area is governed by the Newport City Council.
It is considered to be an affluent and sought-after area.
Description
The ward is bounded by the city boundary to the west, the Bristol Channel to the south, the mouth of the River Usk to the east, Graig ward to the north and the Pillgwenlly, Tredegar Park and Gaer wards to the north east.
The M4 motorway runs through the ward and is home to the UK Patent Office and Office for National Statistics.
There are seven return bus journeys to Newport and five return journeys to Cardiff Mondays to Saturdays running through the suburb, as well as three services per hour to both running from nearby Castleton.
The ward contains the parishes Coedkernew, Michaelston-y-Fedw and Wentloog, as well as the parish of Marshfield (population 2,636). The parish itself is bounded [1] by the city boundary to the west, the A48(M) motorway to the north and Great Western Main Line to the south. The eastern boundary with Coedkernew is formed by the Nant y Selsig or "Sausage Brook".
St Mary's Church
The parish church is dedicated to St. Mary and is a Grade II* listed building. It is believed to have been built in 1135 in memory of Robert Fitzhamon, Lord of Glamorgan and Wentlooge. It has a crenelated Perpendicular style tower and a 15th-century south porch.
