- Victoria, Newport
Infobox Newport electoral ward
Ward = Victoria
Population = 6,688 (2001 census)
GridReference = ST325885
Constituency = Newport East
PostCode = NP19 0,8
DiallingCode = +44-1633
Savoy exchangeVictoria is both an electoral district (ward) and community (parish) of the city of
Newport .The ward is bounded by the
River Usk to the west and south, Newport Bridge, Clarence Place, Church Road and Christchurch Road to the north, Victoria Avenue, Wharf Road (as far as the railway bridge), a section of theGreat Western Main Line as far as (but not including) Soho Street, Telford Street and Lilleshall Street to the east.The ward includes the district of
Maindee , as well as the home of Newport Rugby Club. The district of Victoria, Maindee in particular, is home to a large Asian population.Many people are of Pakistani and
Bangladesh i origin and there are now a slowly-increasing number of Kurdish refugees.
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