St Brides Wentloog

Coordinates: 51°32′03″N 3°01′15″W / 51.5343°N 3.0207°W / 51.5343; -3.0207
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St Bridget's Church

St Brides Wentloog (also spelled St Bride's Wentloog or St Brides Wentlooge[1] or simply St Bride's; Welsh: Llansanffraid Gwynllŵg) is a hamlet to the south west of the city of Newport in South Wales.

Location

The hamlet lies in the parish of Wentlooge and electoral district (ward) of Marshfield. Like most of the settlements on the Wentloog Level it lies on land behind the sea wall,[2] reclaimed from the Bristol Channel,[3] and criss-crossed by large and small drainage ditches, known locally as reens.[4]

History

The church of St Bride is dedicated to

floods of 1607.[6]

The village was the birthplace of Lyn Harding (1867–1952), actor of stage, silent and talkie films, and radio.

References

  1. ^ "Map of St Brides Wentlooge". Streetmap.co.uk. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Geograph:: Behind the Sea Wall © Steve Sheppard".
  3. ^ "Geograph:: Sealand Reen, St Brides Wentlooge © Robin Drayton cc-by-sa/2.0".
  4. ^ "Geograph:: Reen © Steve Sheppard cc-by-sa/2.0".
  5. ^ Cadw. "Parish Church of St Bridget (2941)". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  6. ^ Mike Kohnstamm. "The Great Flood, Churches". lineone.net. Retrieved 31 December 2011.

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