The Horseshoe
The Horseshoe is a grassland in Alway, Newport, Wales. The Horseshoe is situated nearby to the reservoir Ladyhill, as well as near the pub Man of Gwent.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beechwood Park and Church of the Holy Trinity.
Beechwood Park
Park
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Beechwood Park is a thirty-acre public park situated in the eastern Beechwood area of the city of Newport, South Wales. The park is listed on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales. Beechwood Park is situated 3,600 feet west of The Horseshoe.
Church of the Holy Trinity
Church
Photo: Ruth Sharville, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of the Holy Trinity is situated 3,200 feet north of The Horseshoe.
Ringland Library and Information Centre
Library
Photo: John Grayson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ringland Library and Information Centre is situated 4,000 feet east of The Horseshoe.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bishpool and Christchurch.
Bishpool
Suburb
Photo: Adrian and Janet Quantock, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bishpool is a suburb within the electoral ward of Ringland, Newport. It lies to the western side of Ringland. Its facilities include Bishpool Methodist Church, Bishpool Dairy, and The Man of Gwent. With modern housing, it has a population of 400.
Christchurch
Suburb
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Christchurch is a village located at the top of Christchurch Hill in the Caerleon ward and community of the city of Newport, South Wales. The top of the hill affords panoramic views both towards the Bristol Channel in the south and through the Vale of Usk and into the Monmouthshire countryside to the north.
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.
The Horseshoe
- Type: Grassland
- Location: Alway, Newport, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.59078° or 51° 35′ 27″ northLongitude
-2.9484° or 2° 56′ 54″ westOpen location code
9C3VH3R2+8JOpenStreetMap ID
way 363517679OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grass
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In Other Languages
“The Horseshoe” goes by many names.
- Welsh: “Y Bedol”
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