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Pillgwenlly

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

Pillgwenlly
Pillgwenlly · WelshDave
The place

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.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

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.

  1. 01
    Rodney 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
  2. 02
    Newport 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
  3. 03
    Newport 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
  4. 04
    Newport 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
  5. 05
    Tredegar 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
  6. 06
    Newport 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
  7. 07
    Tredegar 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
  8. 08
    The 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
  9. 09
    Newport 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
  10. 10
    George 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 → Pillgwenlly
    125 km · quickest by road, 2h 25m · £14–18
  • London → Pillgwenlly
    198 km · quickest by road, 3h 31m · £20–27
  • Nottingham, Leicestershire → Pillgwenlly
    198 km · quickest by road, 3h 31m · £21–28
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Not yet researched

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.

The nearest places where the work is done
  1. 01
    LundyGB

    7 ways of moving, 11 sources

    125 km
  2. 02
    Isle of WightGB

    11 ways of moving, 22 sources

    154 km
  3. 03
    Isle of ArranGB

    10 ways of moving, 31 sources

    466 km
  4. 04
    Inis Mór (Inishmore)IE

    8 ways of moving, 20 sources

    489 km
  5. 05
    Tarbert, Loch Fyne and KintyreGB

    9 ways of moving, 15 sources

    502 km

If you know how people move in Pillgwenlly – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.

Around it

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