Castleton, Newport
Castleton (Welsh: Cas-bach) is a hamlet in the city of Newport, South Wales.
Castleton
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Castleton Baptist Chapel | |
Castleton Location within Newport | |
| OS grid reference | ST253835 |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | CARDIFF |
| Postcode district | CF3 |
| Dialling code | 01633 |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| 51°32′44″N 3°04′41″W / 51.545525°N 3.078016°W | |
Location Edit
Castleton is in the Marshfield ward on the A48 dual carriageway located between the city of Newport to the east and Cardiff to the west.
Amenities Edit
Castleton has a Baptist chapel. It was at the Castleton Baptist Association meeting in 1816 that it was resolved to build the first Welsh Baptist Chapel in Newport, and the land then acquired in Charles Street, with the help of a bequest from John Williams, a Newport tailor.[1] This building is now used as a business and Church meetings are held at Gateway Baptist in Marshfield nearby. There is a filling station with a cafe and deli next door. Across the road, is the Coach and Horses, a pub/restaurant and hotel.
Transport Edit
The A48 dual carriageway is the main road through Castleton. The A48(M) motorway passes close to the north of the village. There are no motorway junctions on this short link between (M4) Junction 29 and Junction 29A at St Mellons.
The Great Western Railway station at nearby Marshfield acted as a rail connection, eastwards to Newport and onwards through the Severn Tunnel, terminating at London Paddington, and westwards to Cardiff and Fishguard Harbour. Closed since 1959,[2] long before the Beeching cuts took effect, the nearest rail stations today are Newport and Rogerstone.
References Edit
- ^ . Archived from the original on 23 May 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- ^ "RAIL CLOSURES: WITHDRAWAL OF ALTERNATIVE BUS SERVICES". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). 2 August 1965. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
External links Edit
- Photos of Castleton and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk