Marshfield, Newport
| Marshfield | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Marshfield | |
  Marshfield Location within Newport | |
| Population | 6,270 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | ST275833 |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWPORT |
| Postcode district | NP10 |
| Post town | CARDIFF |
| Postcode district | CF3 |
| Dialling code | 01633 Castleton exchange |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
Marshfield (Welsh: Maerun) is an electoral ward and smaller village and community of Newport, Wales. The area is governed by Newport City Council. Population, 4,245[1] increasing to 6,270 at the 2011 census.[2]
The community's population in 2011 was 3,054[3] and includes Castleton.
Description[edit]
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The ward is bounded by Cardiff to the southwest, Caerphilly to the northwest, the Bristol Channel to the south, the mouth of the River Usk to the east, Graig ward to the north, and Tredegar Park and Gaer wards to the northeast. It is primarily rural.
The ward contains the parishes Coedkernew, Michaelston-y-Fedw, Wentloog, and Marshfield (population 2,636); they form a green belt between the cities of Cardiff and Newport.[4] The parish itself is bounded [1] by the city boundary to the west, the A48(M) to the north and Great Western Main Line to the south. The eastern boundary with Coedkernew is formed by the Nant y Selsig. (Translates: sausage brook)
There is a village hall, Post Office/pharmacy/convenience store. There are two churches, the historic St. Mary's Church and Gateway Baptist Church. The Marshfield and Castleton Community Council had a Multi-Use Games Area installed on the Village Hall grounds in 2017 to add to the sports provision. The ward 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 village. From Castleton there are three bus services per hour.
The village has one primary school, Marshfield Primary School with a nursery. The nearest independent school is St John’s College in Old St Mellons. Secondary education is provided by Bassaleg School in Bassaleg, and St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School and John Frost School in Dyffryn.
St Mary's Church[edit]
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.[5]
Sport[edit]
Marshfield A.F.C. football team were promoted to the Gwent County League Division 1, during the 2013–14 season. The club have won 3 successive promotions after finishing as Champions of the Newport and District Football League 'Premier X' division in each of the previous two seasons. The club have achieved a total of 5 promotions, since forming in 2008, and beginning in the Newport and District Football League Division Two. The club have recently reformed and Ian Summers has been appointed Manager and Aaron Vincent first team coach.
The Marshfield A.F.C. second team play in the Newport and District Football League 'Premier Y' division.
References[edit]
- ^ "Marshfield Ward Population". Office for National Statistics.
- ^ "Newport ward 2011". Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ "Marshfield Parish Local Area Report". Nomis.
- ^ c=marshfield&d=16&e=15&g=421583&i=1001x1003x1004&o=1&m=0&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 "Parish Headcounts: Marshfield" Check
|url=value (help). Office for National Statistics. - ^ "Parish Church of St Mary, Marshfield". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marshfield, Newport. |
- www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Marshfield and surrounding area
- www.marshfieldcommunitycouncil.org.uk : Marshfield Community Council
