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01633
The 01633 telephone area code covers the city of Newport and surrounding areas in the United Kingdom. Before PhONEday the area code was 0633, which was originally dialled as "0NE3" where the "NE" were formed from the first two letters of NEwport on the telephone dial. In common with all other British area codes the initial '0' is a trunk prefix that is dropped when dialling from abroad. Coverage The 14 exchanges listed in the table below form the 01633 code area as of 2012: History The Group switching centre (GSC) for the Newport charge group was the Savoy exchange. This exchange alongside the Chartist, Maindee and Maesglas exchanges formed the Newport linked numbering scheme whereby local numbers could be dialled directly and with the STD code 0633. The surrounding dependent exchanges could be accessed via local codes and longer STD codes based on 0633. Dependent exchanges Smaller exchanges around the GSC were parented onto it. From them the digit 9 was dialled to acces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caerleon
Caerleon ( ; ) is a town and Community (Wales), community in Newport, Wales. Situated on the River Usk, it lies northeast of Newport city centre, and southeast of Cwmbran. Caerleon is of archaeological importance, being the site of a notable Roman Empire, Roman legionary Castra, fortress, Isca Augusta, and an Iron Age hillfort. Close to the remains of Isca Augusta are the National Roman Legion Museum and the Roman Baths Museum. The town also has strong historical and literary associations: Geoffrey of Monmouth elevated the significance of Caerleon as a major centre of British history in his ''Historia Regum Britanniae'' (c. 1136), and Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote ''Idylls of the King'' (1859–1885) while staying in Caerleon. History Pre-Roman history The area around Caerleon is of considerable archaeological interest, with a number of important Neolithic sites. By the British Iron Age, Iron Age, the area was home to the powerful Silures tribe and appears to have been the centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cwmbran
Cwmbran ( ; , also in use as an alternative spelling in English) is a town in the county borough of Torfaen in South Wales. Lying within the Historic counties of Wales, historic boundaries of Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire, Cwmbran was designated as a New towns in the United Kingdom, New Town in 1949 to provide new employment opportunities in the south eastern portion of the South Wales Coalfield. Geography Comprising the villages of Old Cwmbran, Pontnewydd, Upper Cwmbran, Henllys, Torfaen, Henllys, Croesyceiliog, Llantarnam and Llanyrafon, its population had grown to 48,535 by 2011. This makes it the List of urban areas in Wales by population, sixth largest urban area in Wales. Sitting as it does at the corner of the South Wales Coalfield, it has a hilly aspect to its western and northern edges, with the surrounding hills climbing to over . The Afon Llwyd forms the major river valley, although the most significant water course is probably the remains of the Monmouthsh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Machen
Machen (from Welsh ' "place (of)" + ', a personal name) is a large village three miles east of Caerphilly, south Wales. It is situated in the Caerphilly borough within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It neighbours Bedwas and Trethomas, and forms a council ward in conjunction with those communities. It lies on the Rhymney River. Mynydd Machen (Machen Mountain) provides a view over the village. It is possible to walk up to and along the top of the mountain, where a number of large boulders are present. Machen has a successful boules (petanque) team that are located at the rugby club. The team has had a team in the first Division of the boules in Gwent (BIG) league for the last four years. Industrial history From the 17th century onward Machen was a village rooted in the iron and coal industries. Though little trace remains, the village was the site of the Machen Forge and several coal mines. A local history trail visits some of these sites. Machen Forge was an e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Magor, Monmouthshire
Magor (; ) is a large village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, about west of Chepstow and about east of Newport, Wales, Newport. It lies on the Caldicot and Wentloog Levels, Caldicot Levels beside the Severn Estuary, and is in the Community (Wales), community of Magor with Undy. Magor lies close to the M4 motorway. History The original Welsh language Welsh placenames, name ''Magwyr'', from which the English name is derived, is thought to originate from the Latin ''maceria'', meaning masonry walls or ruins. It may relate either to a now-lost Roman Britain, Roman villa in the area, or alternatively to Seawall, sea defences or a causeway built by the Romans. Magor and the surrounding area contain many Roman ruins and artefacts, and the village centre was originally located at the inner edge of salt marshes which the Romans began to reclaim as farmland. The local name "Whitewall" may relate to the same causeway, which would have connected the village to a small now-vanished harbo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tredunnock
Tredunnock () is a small village in Monmouthshire, south east Wales, in the United Kingdom. Tredunnock is located four miles (6.4 km) northeast of Caerleon and four miles south of Usk. Geography The River Usk passes close by just below the village in the Vale of Usk and across the river lies the Wentwood escarpment. The town is located northeast of Caerleon and four miles south of Usk, on a minor road to the west of the A449 road from Newport to Monmouth. History and amenities Writing in the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales in 1870 to 1872, the historian John Marius Wilson described the village thus: "Tredunnock, a parish in Newport district, Monmouth; 4¼ miles S of Usk r. station. Post town, Llan-gibby, under Newport, Monmouth. Acres, 1,393. Real property, £1,606. Pop., 164. Houses, 32. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Llandaff. Value, £208. Patron, H. Leigh, Esq. The church is good." The parish church of S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castleton, Newport
Castleton () is a hamlet (place), hamlet in the city of Newport, Wales, Newport, South Wales. Location Castleton is in the Marshfield, Newport, Marshfield ward on the A48 road, A48 dual carriageway located between the city of Newport to the east and Cardiff to the west. Amenities Castleton has a Baptist chapel. At a meeting at the chapel in 1816, it was agreed to establish the first Welsh Baptist Chapel in Newport, which was subsequently built on Charles Street. This building is now used as a business and Church meetings are held at Gateway Baptist in Marshfield nearby. There is a filling station with a cafe and deli next door. Across the road, is the ''Coach and Horses'', a pub/restaurant and hotel. Transport The A48 road, A48 dual carriageway is the main road through Castleton. The A48(M) motorway passes close to the north of the village. There are no motorway junctions on this short link between (M4 motorway, M4) Junction 29 and Junction 29A at St Mellons. The Great ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penhow, Newport
Penhow () is a small village, historic parish and community just inside the eastern edge of the boundary of the city of Newport, South Wales, within the historic county of Monmouthshire. The name ''Penhow'' is believed to be derived from the Welsh word ''pen'' meaning 'head' or 'top' and ''how'' from the Old English ''hō'' 'projecting ridge' in its dative form ''hōh'' 'place at the ridge'. The community includes the estate of Parc-Seymour. The Penhow Woodlands National Nature Reserve lies a short distance to the south of the village. Penhow Quarry is operated by Hanson plc. History and architecture Roman remains Fragments of Roman building material have been found in the area. These include evidence of a Roman building at Llanvaches, an artefact at Penhow, and a Roman road at Parc-Seymour. Penhow Castle Penhow is best known for Penhow Castle, which has claims to be the oldest inhabited castle in Wales. It was built by Sir Roger de St Maur, one of the Norman knigh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Risca
Risca () is a town in the Caerphilly County Borough and within the Historic counties of Wales, historic boundaries of Monmouthshire (historic), Monmouthshire in south-east Wales. It is split into two Community (Wales), communities; Risca East and Risca West. It has a population of 11,700. The town lies at the south-eastern edge of the South Wales Coalfield and has been shaped by mining, together with other heavy industries, for many centuries. Risca is home to Ty-Sign, a large housing estate built in the early 1960s as a satellite village for the then new Llanwern steelworks. Risca has a rural aspect and is surrounded to the east and west by several extensively wooded hills, including Mynydd Machen () and Twmbarlwm (), which attract tourists for the hillwalking and mountain bikers to Cwmcarn Forest Drive. Risca has a railway station on the Ebbw Valley Railway, reopened in February 2008. History There is evidence of human habitation in the Risca area going back thousands of y ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newport, Wales
Newport ( ) is a city and Principal areas of Wales, county borough in Wales, situated on the River Usk close to its confluence with the Severn Estuary, northeast of Cardiff. The population grew considerably between the 2011 and the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 census, rising from 145,700 to 159,587, the largest growth of any unitary authority in Wales. Newport is the third-largest principal authority with City status in the United Kingdom, city status in Wales, and List of Welsh principal areas, sixth most populous overall. Newport became a unitary authority in 1996 and forms part of the Cardiff-Newport metropolitan area, and the Cardiff Capital Region. Newport has been a port since medieval times when the first Newport Castle was built by the Normans. The town outgrew the earlier Roman Britain, Roman town of Caerleon, immediately upstream and now part of the city. Newport gained its first Municipal charter, charter in 1314. It grew significantly in the 19th century when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llanwern
Llanwern is a village and community in the eastern part of the city of Newport, South East Wales. The name may be translated as "the church among the grove of the alders". Location and populace Llanwern is bounded by the M4 and Langstone to the north, by Ringland and Lliswerry to the west, by Nash, Goldcliff and Whitson to the south and by the city boundary to the east. The population of the Llanwern community in 2011 was 333, which contains Llanwern village and the western half of the site of Llanwern steelworks. The community population dropped to 289 in 2011. The community also includes the area of Glan Llyn. Notable features Church of St Mary The church is dedicated to St Mary and is a Grade II* listed building and dates from the 14th century. The church has a particularly good collection of stained glass. The west tower, stylistically more elaborate than most local churches, contains five bells of various dates. The bells were restored in the 1990s. Llanwern ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
PhONEday
PhONEday was a change to telephone numbering in the United Kingdom on Sunday 16 April 1995. A shortage of unique telephone numbers in the old dialling system meant that it was becoming increasingly difficult in certain areas of the country to assign unique numbers to new subscribers. To counteract this, dialling codes starting with 0 were changed to start with 01. In Bristol, Leeds, Leicester, Nottingham and Sheffield, the existing area codes, were entirely replaced with new codes comprising 4 digits, and the subscriber numbers lengthened from 6 to 7 digits. The changes made possible the ability to provision new numbers in each of these five cities. It also had the effect of assigning all geographic landline telephone numbers into one range of numbers starting with 01, allowing for further changes to be made at the Big Number Change in 2000. A £16m advertising campaign, and an eight-month parallel period during which both old and new codes were active, preceded the change. PhONEday ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rhiwderin
Rhiwderin () is a small village in the west of the city of Newport, South Wales. It lies in the community parish and electoral district (ward) of Graig. The original village lies across a level crossing alongside the Ebbw Valley Railway and off the main A468 Newport—Caerphilly road. There are additional houses on the other side of the main road known as Rhiwderin Heights which have almost merged the village with neighbouring Bassaleg. The Pentrepoeth School is the local primary school in the area. Rhiwderin Community Centre is located in the former village school and administered by Graig Community Council. The village was served by Rhiwderin railway station until 1954. Rhyderin lies on the route of the old Brecon and Merthyr Tydfil Junction Railway line. The line now ends at Machen Quarry and carries only freight trains. The trackbed from Machen to Caerphilly is now part of National Cycle Route 4 Between these, the route runs through Reading, Bath, Bristol, Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
