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Caerleon

Caerleon is a town and community in , Wales. Situated on the , it lies 5 miles northeast of , and 5.5 miles southeast of .
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  • Type: Village with 7,970 residents
  • Description: village and community in Newport, Wales, UK
  • Also known as: “Caerlleon upon Usk”, “Caerlleon-upon-Usk”, and “Caerllion”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Roman Legionary Museum Caerleon and Caerleon Roman Fortress Baths.

Museum
Photo: Ham, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The National Roman Legion Museum is a museum in Caerleon, near , south-east . It is one of three Roman sites in Caerleon, along with the Baths museum and the open-air ruins of the amphitheatre and barracks.

Museum
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Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths encompass the archaeological ruins and sites of the Legionary Fortress of Isca Augusta spread across the town of Caerleon, near the city of , .

Post office
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Christchurch and Coldra.

Suburb
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
is a village located at the top of Hill in the Caerleon ward and community of the city of , South . The top of the hill affords panoramic views both towards the in the south and through the Vale of Usk and into the countryside to the north.

Suburb
Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an area within the electoral ward of , . It lies between The Roundabout and Ringland, Newport.

Suburb
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is a suburb within the electoral ward of . It lies to the western side of Ringland. Its facilities include Methodist Church, Dairy, and The Man of Gwent. With modern housing, it has a population of 400.

Caerleon

Latitude
51.60947° or 51° 36′ 34″ north
Longitude
-2.9541° or 2° 57′ 15″ west
Population
7,970
Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)
Open location code
9C3VJ25W+Q9
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2661397871
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2654093
Wiki­data ID
Q1009261
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Caerleon” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “كارليون”
  • Asturian: “Caerleon”
  • Asturian: “Caerllion”
  • Basque: “Caerleon”
  • Basque: “Caerllion”
  • Bengali: “কেয়ারলিওন”
  • Breton: “Caerllion”
  • Catalan: “Caerleon”
  • Catalan: “Caerllion”
  • Cebuano: “Caerleon”
  • Cebuano: “Caerllion”
  • Chinese: “Caerleon”
  • Chinese: “卡利恩”
  • Chinese: “卡尔里恩”
  • Chinese: “可尔里昂”
  • Chinese: “可爾里昂”
  • Cornish: “Caerllion”
  • Czech: “Caerleon”
  • Czech: “Caerllion”
  • Danish: “Caerleon”
  • Danish: “Caerllion”
  • Dutch: “Caerleon”
  • Dutch: “Caerllion”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “كارليون”
  • French: “Caerleon”
  • French: “Caerllion”
  • Galician: “Caerleon”
  • Galician: “Caerllion”
  • German: “Caerleon”
  • German: “Caerllion”
  • Gujarati: “કૅરલિયોન”
  • Hebrew: “קארליאון”
  • Indonesian: “Caerleon”
  • Indonesian: “Caerllion”
  • Irish: “Caerllion”
  • Italian: “Caerleon”
  • Italian: “Caerllion”
  • Japanese: “カーリーアン”
  • Japanese: “カーリオン”
  • Japanese: “カエルレオン”
  • Kannada: “ಕ್ಯಾರೆಲಿಯನ್”
  • Korean: “카렐리온”
  • Lithuanian: “Kaerleonas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Caerleon”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Caerleon”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Caerllion”
  • Norwegian: “Caerleon”
  • Persian: “کارلیون”
  • Polish: “Caerleon”
  • Polish: “Caerllion”
  • Portuguese: “Caerleon”
  • Portuguese: “Caerllion”
  • Portuguese: “Isca Augusta”
  • Russian: “Карлеон”
  • Scots: “Caerleon”
  • Scots: “Caerllion”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Caerllion”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Caerleon”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Caerllion”
  • Slovenian: “Caerleon”
  • Slovenian: “Caerllion”
  • Spanish: “Caerleon”
  • Spanish: “Caerllion”
  • Swedish: “Caerleon”
  • Swedish: “Caerllion”
  • Tamil: “கார்லியோன்”
  • Telugu: “క్యార్లియన్”
  • Turkish: “Caerleon”
  • Turkish: “Caerllion”
  • Urdu: “کایرلیون”
  • Vietnamese: “Caerleon”
  • Vietnamese: “Caerllion”
  • Welsh: “Caerlleon ar Wysg”
  • Welsh: “Caerlleon-ar-Wysg”
  • Welsh: “Caerlleon”
  • Welsh: “Caerllion ar Wysg”
  • Welsh: “Caerllion-ar-Wysg”
  • Welsh: “Caerllion”
  • Welsh: “Isca Silurum”

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