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Bishton

Bishton

Bishton or Bishopston is a small rural community in the east of the city of , South . It lies in the electoral district and contains the eastern end of , the Underwood estate as well as Bishton itself.
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  • Type: Village with 2,310 residents
  • Description: village and community in Newport, Wales, UK
  • Also known as: “Bishopston” and “Trefesgob”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Pencoed Castle and Llanwern steelworks.

Castle
Photo: Ben Salter, CC BY 2.0.
is a ruined Tudor mansion, largely dating from the 16th century, in the parish of , now within the city of , .

Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is located in , east of the City of , .

Nature reserve
Photo: Roger Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 36-hectare wetland reserve, located on the Welsh side of the Severn Estuary. It is managed by the Gwent Wildlife Trust. It has a great variety of habitats, including damp hay meadows, sedge fen, reed bed, scrub and wet woodland. is situated 2 miles east of Bishton.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Llanmartin and Wilcrick.

Village
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and parish in the city of , Wales.

Hamlet
Photo: Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet within the administrative boundary of the city of , , just to the west of and approximately 7 miles southeast of Newport . It is within the historic county of .

Hamlet
Photo: Colin Bates, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a hamlet in . It is situated between the A48 Newport-Chepstow Road and the M4 motorway, 1 mile east of the village of . It is part of the community of Langstone. is situated 2 miles north of Bishton.

Bishton

Latitude
51.58436° or 51° 35′ 4″ north
Longitude
-2.87879° or 2° 52′ 44″ west
Population
2,310
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Open location code
9C3VH4MC+PF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29488412
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2655546
Wiki­data ID
Q3400164
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Bishton” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Bishton”
  • Bengali: “বিশটন”
  • Breton: “Trefesgob”
  • Bulgarian: “Бищон”
  • Catalan: “Trefesgob”
  • Cebuano: “Bishton”
  • Chinese: “Bishton”
  • Chinese: “比斯頓”
  • Chinese: “比斯顿”
  • Cornish: “Trefesgob”
  • Dutch: “Bishton”
  • French: “Bishton”
  • German: “Bishton”
  • Gujarati: “બિશટન”
  • Irish: “Trefesgob”
  • Japanese: “ビシュトン”
  • Kannada: “ಬಿಶ್ಟನ್”
  • Korean: “비슈턴”
  • Lithuanian: “Bištonas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bishton”
  • Portuguese: “Bishton”
  • Russian: “Биштон”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Trefesgob”
  • Spanish: “Bishton”
  • Swedish: “Bishton”
  • Tamil: “பிஷ்டன்”
  • Telugu: “బిస్టన్”
  • Urdu: “بیشٹن”
  • Welsh: “Llangadwaladr Trefesgob”
  • Welsh: “Trefesgob, Casnewydd”
  • Welsh: “Trefesgob”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Bishton”. Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.