Bishton
From Wikishire
| Bishton | |
| Monmouthshire | |
|---|---|
 St. Cadwaladr's church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST391876 |
| Location: | 51°35’2"N, 2°52’49"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 2,161 (2001) |
| Post town: | Newport |
| Postcode: | NP18 |
| Dialling code: | 01633 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Newport |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Newport East |
Bishton or Bishopston is a small rural parish to the east of the city of Newport, Monmouthshire. The parish contains the eastern end of Llanwern Steelworks, the Underwood estate as well as Bishton itself.
The name is said to derive from "Bishop's Town", as the village has been alleged to the sometime home of the Bishops of Llandaff. Owain Glyndwr destroyed the palaces at Bishton and Llandaff, from which time the episcopal palace was moved to Mathern.[1]
References
- ↑ Fred Hando, (1944) "The Pleasant Land of Gwent" - Chapter Eleven, Mathern, Moynes Court and Mounton, R. H. Johns, Newport.
Outside links
- Bishton, St. Cadwaladers Church, Monumental Inscriptions
- Photos of Bishton and surrounding area on geograph.org.uk
