Somerton is an area in the south-east of
Newport. The northern half of the area is located in the
Alway
Alway is an electoral district (ward) and coterminous community (formerly civil parish) of the city of Newport.
The ward is bounded by the Great Western Main Line to the south, Windsor Road, Chepstow Road and Beechwood Road to the west, the M ...
ward with the southern half in the
Lliswerry ward – The two halves being separated by the
Great Western Main Line
The Great Western Main Line (GWML) is a main line railway in England that runs westwards from London Paddington to . It connects to other main lines such as those from Reading to Penzance and Swindon to Swansea. Opened in 1841, it was the o ...
. Somerton has a local Primary School and Post Office and is the location of St Patricks RC Church.
Somerton is perhaps best known for
Somerton Park
Somerton Park was a football, greyhound racing and speedway stadium in Newport, South Wales.
Football
In April 1912 Newport County had been accepted to play in the Southern League for the 1912–13 season. Shortly afterwards, the site f ...
– the former home of professional football and speedway in Newport with
Newport County and the
Newport Wasps
Newport Wasps were a British motorcycle speedway team based in Newport, South Wales from 1964 to 2012. They were the 1999 Conference League champions. The Wasp logo incorporates the traditional black and amber colours of the City of Newport.
...
.
The neighbourhood is also home to one of the last remaining '
TARDIS
The TARDIS (; acronym for "Time And Relative Dimension In Space") is a fictional hybrid of the time machine and spacecraft that appears in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and its various spin-offs. Its exterior a ...
' police boxes in the city – the
Somerton TARDIS on Chepstow Road.
Districts of Newport, Wales
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