Peterstone Explained

Country:Wales
Welsh Name:Llanbedr
Official Name:Peterstone
Coordinates:51.516°N -3.0563°W
Static Image:File:Outskirts of Peterstone Wentlooge - geograph.org.uk - 791920.jpg
Static Image Width:260px
Unitary Wales:Newport
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Newport
Constituency Westminster:Newport West
Post Town:CARDIFF
Postcode District:CF3
Postcode Area:CF
Dial Code:01633

Peterstone or Peterstone Wentlooge (Welsh: Llanbedr Gwynllŵg) is a small village to the south west of the city of Newport, South Wales.

Location

Peterstone Wentlooge lies six miles to the west of Newport city centre and 7½ miles east of Cardiff city centre.

It lies in the community parish of Wentloog and electoral ward of Marshfield.

History and amenities

Like most of the settlements on the Wentlooge Level it lies on land reclaimed from the Bristol Channel https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/439574. Peterstone itself lies right against the sea wall https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/441247,https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/588016 and https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/439601.

The former parish church, St Peter's is now a private house.https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/69908.

The local pub, the Six Bells https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/441292, closed in 2018.[1]

Manor claim 2004

The village became the focal point of press attention in 2004 as Mark Roberts had previously bought the Lord of the Manor title and then went to charge villagers excessive fees to cross what had always been used freely as their own land. Matters were raised in parliament and were debated with a reply on the subject from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs acknowledging 'need for reform of the remnants of feudal and manorial law'.[2]

See also

References

  1. News: The overgrown, derelict former pub a small community is desperately trying to save. Ryan. O'Neill. Wales Online. 8 July 2021. 10 April 2024.
  2. https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmhansrd/vo040203/halltext/40203h02.htm Hansard, 3 Feb 2004 : Column 204WH, 3 Feb 2004 : Column 205WH