South Lock
South Lock is a lock in Newport, Wales. South Lock is situated nearby to the pitch Shooting Wales, as well as near Newport Docks.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include West Usk Lighthouse and East Usk Lighthouse.
West Usk Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Pwimageglow, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Usk Lighthouse is a Grade II-listed building on the Severn Estuary at the mouth of the River Usk south of the city of Newport, South Wales. West Usk Lighthouse is situated 1 mile south of South Lock.
East Usk Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Pigsonthewing, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Newport Wetlands is a wildlife reserve covering parts of Uskmouth, Nash and Goldcliff, in the south-east of the city of Newport, South Wales. East Usk Lighthouse is situated 1¼ miles southeast of South Lock.
Newport Docks
Photo: Martin Ridley, Public domain.
Newport Docks is the collective name for a group of docks in the city of Newport, south-east Wales. By the eighteenth century there were a number of wharves on the west shore of the River Usk; iron and coal were the principal outward traffic. Newport Docks is situated 3,000 feet north of South Lock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Duffryn and Maesglas.
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.
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.
St Brides Wentloog
Hamlet
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Brides Wentloog is a hamlet to the south west of the city of Newport in South Wales. St Brides Wentloog is situated 2 miles southwest of South Lock.
South Lock
- Type: Lock
- Category: body of water
- Location: Newport, Wales, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.55194° or 51° 33′ 7″ northLongitude
-2.98774° or 2° 59′ 16″ westOpen location code
9C3VH226+QWOpenStreetMap ID
way 434872705OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=lock
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