Pillgwenlly
Pillgwenlly, usually referred to as Pill, is a community and electoral ward in the city of Newport, South Wales.

Pillgwenlly, usually referred to as Pill, is a community and electoral ward in the city of Newport, South Wales. It is the centre of the historic docks industry in south east Wales and contains a number of landmarks that remain from that era. Today it is one of the most diverse wards in Wales, and has seen significant migration dating back to the 19th century.
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Worth seeing in and around Pillgwenlly
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Rodney Parade
Rodney Parade is a stadium in the city of Newport, South Wales. It is located on the east bank of the River Usk in Newport city centre.
900 m · stadium in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 02Newport Cathedral
Newport Cathedral, also known as St Gwynllyw's or St Woolos' Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Diocese of Monmouth within the Church in Wales, and the seat of the Bishop of Monmouth. Its official title is Newport Cathedral Church of St Woolos, King and Confessor.
700 m · Grade I listed church building in Newport. Cathedral in Newport, south Wales, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03Newport Transporter Bridge
The Newport Transporter Bridge is a transporter bridge that crosses the River Usk in Newport, South East Wales. The bridge is the lowest crossing on the river.
1.1 km · Transporter bridge in Newport, Wales · Wikipedia - 04Newport Castle
Newport Castle is a ruined castle in Newport, Wales. It was built in the 14th century, probably by Hugh de Audley, 1st Earl of Gloucester or his son-in-law, Ralph, Earl of Stafford, with the purpose of managing the crossing of the River Usk.
1.2 km · castle in Newport, south-east Wales · Wikipedia - 05Tredegar House
Tredegar House is a 17th-century Charles II-era country house in Coedkernew, on the southwestern edge of Newport, Wales. For over five hundred years it was home to the Morgan family, later Lords Tredegar, one of the most powerful and influential families in the area.
3.3 km · country house in Newport, Wales · Wikipedia - 06Newport Stadium
Newport Stadium, also known as Spytty Park, is an association football, rugby and athletics stadium in Newport, South Wales. It is the home of Newport City Football Club, Newport RFC and Newport Harriers Athletic Club.
2.2 km · football stadium · Wikipedia - 07Tredegar House Country Park
Tredegar House Country Park is a landscaped park in the community of Coedkernew, in Newport, Wales. The park forms the grounds of Tredegar House, for over 500 years the home of the Morgan family.
3.4 km · public park in Newport, South Wales · Wikipedia - 08The Riverfront
The Riverfront is the principal and newest theatre and arts centre in the City of Newport. It is located on the west bank of the River Usk on the Bristol Packet Wharf in the city centre.
1 km · arts center and theatre in Newport, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 09Newport Museum and Art Gallery
Newport Museum and Art Gallery ) is a museum, library and art gallery in the city of Newport, South Wales. It is located in Newport city centre on John Frost Square and is adjoined to the Kingsway Shopping Centre.
700 m · museum in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 10George Street Bridge
George Street Bridge is a crossing of the River Usk in the community of Victoria in Newport, South Wales. It is a Grade II* listed structure.
600 m · bridge in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom · Wikipedia
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Getting to Pillgwenlly
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 29 km · Cardiff (CWL), 32 km · Birmingham (BHX), 129 km
- Stations
- Newport railway station, 1.2 km · Pye Corner railway station, 3.4 km · Newport Dock Street railway station, 300 m · Newport Courtybella railway station, 700 m · Bassaleg Junction railway station, 3.3 km
- Birmingham, West Midlands → Pillgwenlly125 km · quickest by road, 2h 25m · £14–18
- London → Pillgwenlly198 km · quickest by road, 3h 31m · £20–27
- Nottingham, Leicestershire → Pillgwenlly198 km · quickest by road, 3h 31m · £21–28
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Pillgwenlly
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Pillgwenlly. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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If you know how people move in Pillgwenlly – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to Pillgwenlly
Pillgwenlly is 17 km from Cardiff, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Newportcity in south east Wales, United Kingdom1.1 km
- Allt-yr-ynsuburb and community in Newport, Wales, United Kingdom2.4 km
- Alwaycommunity and suburb in Newport, Wales2.5 km
- Gaercommunity and suburb in Newport, Wales2.1 km
- Malpassuburb and community in the city of Newport, Wales.3.7 km
- Shaftesburycommunity in Newport, Wales, UK2.4 km