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| official_name = Somerton |
| official_name = Somerton |
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| country = Wales |
| country = Wales |
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| constituency_westminster = [[Newport East (UK Parliament constituency)|Newport East]] |
| constituency_westminster = [[Newport East (UK Parliament constituency)|Newport East]] |
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| post_town = NEWPORT |
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Somerton is perhaps best known for [[Somerton Park]] – the former home of professional football and speedway in Newport with [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] and the [[Newport Wasps]]. |
Somerton is perhaps best known for [[Somerton Park]] – the former home of professional football and speedway in Newport with [[Newport County A.F.C.|Newport County]] and the [[Newport Wasps]]. |
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The neighbourhood is also home to one of the last remaining '[[TARDIS]]' police boxes in the city – the [[Somerton TARDIS]] on Chepstow Road. |
The neighbourhood is also home to one of the last remaining '[[TARDIS]]' police boxes in the city – the [[Somerton TARDIS]] on Chepstow Road.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tardis appeal for Doctor Who fans |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/south_east/3602007.stm |website=BBC News |access-date=29 February 2024 |date=6 April 2004}}</ref> |
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== References == |
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{{City of Newport}} |
{{City of Newport}} |
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[[Category:Districts of Newport, Wales]] |
[[Category:Districts of Newport, Wales]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:27, 29 February 2024
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| Somerton | |
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  Somerton Location within Newport | |
| OS grid reference | ST334870 |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWPORT |
| Postcode district | NP19 0,4,8 |
| Dialling code | 01633 Maindee exchange |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
Somerton is an area in the south-east of Newport. The northern half of the area is located in the Alway ward with the southern half in the Lliswerry ward – The two halves being separated by the Great Western Main Line. 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 – the former home of professional football and speedway in Newport with Newport County and the Newport Wasps.
The neighbourhood is also home to one of the last remaining 'TARDIS' police boxes in the city – the Somerton TARDIS on Chepstow Road.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tardis appeal for Doctor Who fans". BBC News. 6 April 2004. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
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