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| − | '''St. Bride's''' or '''St. Bride's Wentloog''' is a small hamlet to the south west of the city of [[Newport, Monmouthshire|Newport]] in [[Monmouthshire]]. | + | '''St. Bride's''' or '''St. Bride's Wentloog''' is a small hamlet to the south west of the city of [[Newport, Monmouthshire|Newport]] in [[Monmouthshire]]. The suffix "[[Wentloog Hundred|Wentloog]]" is necessary to distinguish this St Brides from [[St Brides Netherwent]] in the east of the county. The hamlet lies in the parish of [[Wentlooge]] and in common with most of the settlements on the Wentloog Level it lies on land behind the sea wall,<ref>http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/440381</ref> reclaimed from the [[Bristol Channel]],<ref>http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/611670</ref> and criss-crossed by large and small drainage ditches, known locally as reens.<ref>http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/439506</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:42, 29 July 2014
| St. Bride's | |
| Monmouthshire | |
|---|---|
 Porch and Tower of the church at St. Brides | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST293822 |
| Location: | 51°32’3"N, 3°1’14"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Newport |
| Postcode: | NP10 |
| Dialling code: | 01633 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Newport |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Newport West |
St. Bride's or St. Bride's Wentloog is a small hamlet to the south west of the city of Newport in Monmouthshire. The suffix "Wentloog" is necessary to distinguish this St Brides from St Brides Netherwent in the east of the county. The hamlet lies in the parish of Wentlooge and in common with most of the settlements on the Wentloog Level it lies on land behind the sea wall,[1] reclaimed from the Bristol Channel,[2] and criss-crossed by large and small drainage ditches, known locally as reens.[3]
History
The village and church of St. Bride's, Wentloog is dedicated to St. Bridget.
St Brides church is an ancient building of stone in the Decorated and Perpendicular styles, and consists of chancel, nave, south porch and an unusually fine perpendicular embattled western tower containing six bells, four of which are dated 1734 and bear inscriptions. A plaque inside the porch marks the high-tide level of the Bristol Channel floods of 1607.[4]
The West Usk Lighthouse is built on the shore of the Bristol Channel south of this parish.[5]
It was the birthplace of Lyn Harding (1867–1952), the actor of stage, silent and talkie films, and radio.
References
- ↑ http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/440381
- ↑ http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/611670
- ↑ http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/439506
- ↑ Mike Kohnstamm. "The Great Flood, Churches". lineone.net. http://website.lineone.net/~mike.kohnstamm/flood/churches.html. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
- ↑ http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/559151
