Peterstone

Peterstone
Welsh: Llanbedr

Peterstone Peterstone shown within Newport
Principal area	Newport
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARDIFF
Postcode district	CF3
Dialling code	01633
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
EU Parliament	Wales
UK Parliament	Newport West
Welsh Assembly	Newport
List of places UK Wales Newport

Coordinates: 51°30′57″N 3°03′23″W / 51.51596°N 3.05631°W / 51.51596; -3.05631Peterstone or Peterstone Wentlooge (Welsh: Llanbedr Gwynllŵg) is a small hamlet to the south west of the city of Newport, South Wales.

Location

Peterstone Wentlooge lies six miles to the west of Newport city centre and 7½ miles east of Cardiff city centre.

It lies in the community parish of Wentloog and electoral ward of Marshfield.

History and amenities

Like most of the settlements on the Wentlooge Level it lies on land reclaimed from the Bristol Channel . Peterstone itself lies right against the sea wall , and .

The former parish church, St Peter's is now a private house..

A local pub is the Six Bells .

Manor claim 2004

The village became the focal point of press attention in 2004 as Mark Roberts had previously bought the Lord of the Manor title and then went to charge villagers excessive fees to cross what had always been used as their own land. Matters were raised in parliament and were debated with a reply on the subject from the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs acknowledging 'need for reform of the remnants of feudal and manorial law'.^[1]

References

↑ Hansard, 3 Feb 2004 : Column 204WH, 3 Feb 2004 : Column 205WH

External links

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grid reference ST268802

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