Bishton
Bishton is a level crossing in Bishton, Newport, Wales. Bishton is situated nearby to St Cadwaladr’s Church, as well as near the forest Ridings Wood.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Pencoed Castle and Llanwern steelworks.
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. Pencoed Castle is situated 1½ miles northeast of Bishton.
Llanwern steelworks
Photo: M J Richardson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanwern steelworks is located in Llanwern, east of the City of Newport, South Wales. Llanwern steelworks is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Bishton.
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. Magor Marsh is situated 2 miles east of Bishton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Wilcrick and Llanmartin.
Wilcrick
Hamlet
Photo: Stuart Wilding, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wilcrick is a hamlet within the administrative boundary of the city of Newport, South Wales, just to the west of Magor and approximately 7 miles southeast of Newport city centre. It is within the historic county of Monmouthshire.
Llanmartin
Village
Photo: John Lord, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Llanmartin is a village and parish in the city of Newport, Wales.
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. Magor is situated 2 miles east of Bishton.
Bishton
- Type: Level crossing
- Category: transportation
- Location: Bishton, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.57981° or 51° 34′ 47″ northLongitude
-2.87384° or 2° 52′ 26″ westOpen location code
9C3VH4HG+WFOpenStreetMap ID
node 20926915OpenStreetMap feature
railway=level_crossing
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