Bishton
Bishton is a locality in Newport, Wales. Bishton is situated nearby to the hamlet Wilcrick, as well as near the village Llanmartin.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pencoed Castle and Magor Marsh.
Pencoed Castle
Castle
Photo: Ben Salter, CC BY 2.0.
Pencoed Castle is a ruined Tudor mansion, largely dating from the 16th century, in the parish of Llanmartin, now within the city of Newport, south Wales.
Magor Marsh
Nature reserve
Photo: Roger Davies, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Magor Marsh 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.
St Mary’s Church
Church
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Mary stands in the centre of the village of Magor, Monmouthshire, Wales. It was designated a Grade I listed building in 1963. The church is the lead church of the Netherwent Ministry Area, led by Rev Daniel Frett, which administers to a population of around 32,000.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Magor and Undy.
Magor
Village
Photo: Michael Robinson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Magor is a large village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, about 9 miles west of Chepstow and about 9 miles east of Newport. It lies on the Caldicot Levels beside the Severn Estuary, and is in the community of Magor with Undy.
Undy
Village
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Undy is a village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, adjoining the village of Magor with which it forms the community and parish of Magor with Undy. It is located about 3 miles west of Caldicot and 10 miles east of Newport, close to the junction of the M4 and M48 motorways, and adjoins the Caldicot Levels on the north bank of the Bristol Channel. Undy is situated 2½ miles east of Bishton.
Parc-Seymour
Hamlet
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Parc-Seymour, is a hamlet in Newport, Wales. It is north of the A48 Newport-Chepstow road, 10 kilometres east-northeast of Newport, within the ancient parish of Penhow, the hamlet of which lies east-southeast of Parc-Seymour. Parc-Seymour is situated 2½ miles north of Bishton.
Bishton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Newport, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.5869° or 51° 35′ 13″ northLongitude
-2.8731° or 2° 52′ 23″ westElevation
69 feet (21 metres)Open location code
9C3VH4PG+PQGeoNames ID
7294308
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