Peterstone

Peterstone

Peterstone or Peterstone Wentlooge ( _cy. Llanbedr Gwynllŵg) is a small hamlet on the to the south west of the city of Newport, South Wales.

Location

Peterstone Wentlooge lies six miles to the west of Newport, close to the eastern edge of Cardiff.

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

The Postal Code is CF3 2TN.

History & Amenities

Like most of the settlements on the Wentlooge Level it lies on land reclaimed from the Bristol Channel [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/439574] . Peterstone itself lies right against the sea wall [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/441247] , [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/588016] and [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/439601] .

The parish church is dedicated to St. Peter [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/69908] .

A local pub is the Six Bells [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/441292] .

External links

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