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The Arcade in Newport, Monmouthshire

Newport, Monmouthshire Newport is the largest urban area and only city in Monmouthshire. At the 2011 census it was found to be the 36th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is largely low-lying; in the south and east of the city is flat and fertile land with housing estates and industrial areas reclaimed from marshland. The eastern outskirts of the city are characterised by the gently rolling hills of the Vale of Usk and Christchurch has panoramic views of the Vale of Usk and the Bristol Channel. The suburbs of the city have grown outwards from the inner-city, mostly near the main roads, giving an irregular shape to the townscape. The urban area is continuing to expand rapidly with new housing estates continuing to be built. (Read more)