Powder House Point
Powder House Point is a locality in Nash, Newport, Wales. Powder House Point is situated nearby to the locality Steel Works Quay, as well as near South Quay.Places of Interest
Highlights include East Usk Lighthouse and Uskmouth power stations.
East Usk Lighthouse
Lighthouse
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Newport Wetlands is a wildlife reserve covering parts of Uskmouth, Nash and Goldcliff, in the south-east of the city of Newport, South Wales.
Uskmouth power stations
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The Uskmouth power stations refers to a series of two coal-fired power stations at the mouth of the River Usk in the south-east of Newport, Wales. The first of the two stations, Uskmouth A power station, was built in the 1940s and demolished in 2002.
St Mary’s Church
Church
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The Church of St Mary the Virgin, Nash is the parish church of the village of Nash, situated about 2 miles south of the city of Newport, Wales. Described as "the cathedral of the moors" by Monmouthshire historian Fred Hando, the large church is medieval in origin, with additions and restorations dating from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Somerton and Maesglas.
Somerton
Suburb
Somerton is an area in the south-east of Newport. The northern half of the area is located in the Alway ward with the southern half in the Lliswerry ward – The two halves being separated by the South Wales Main Line. Somerton is situated 2 miles north of Powder House Point.
Maesglas
Suburb
Maesglas or Maes-glas is a neighbourhood in the south west of the city of Newport, South Wales. In the 16th century it was recorded as Greenfield but the Welsh language name Maesglas has remained the more widely used, among English speakers. Maesglas is situated 2 miles west of Powder House Point.
Duffryn
Suburb
Photo: Robin Drayton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Duffryn is a large housing estate in the southwest of the city of Newport, south Wales comprising a large portion of the Tredegar Park electoral district. Duffryn is situated 2 miles west of Powder House Point.
Powder House Point
- Type: Locality
- Location: Nash, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.55683° or 51° 33′ 25″ northLongitude
-2.97005° or 2° 58′ 12″ westOpen location code
9C3VH24H+PXOpenStreetMap ID
node 4328475933OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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