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Ridgeway is a predominantly middle class area in Newport, Gwent. Alongside the neighbouring Alt-yr-yn and has historically been a highly sought after area of Newport due to its catchment proximity of schools such as Glasllwch Primary, which has an Estyn “Excellent” rating, [ 1 ] and up until its move in 2009, the independent Rougemont School .
It is adjoining Newport Museum, Art Gallery and Central Library and it is close to Newport bus station. [1] Kingsway Centre underwent a refurbishment and extension during 2007 and 2008. [2] In October 2014 the centre was bought by Bywater Properties and Queensberry Real Estate, the developers of Friars Walk. [3]
Map of places in Newport compiled from this list See the list of places in Wales for places in other principal areas. This is a categorised list of places in the City of Newport , South Wales .
Notable buildings on Commercial Street were the Westgate Hotel [3] (now on what is called Westgate Square), Newport's Town Hall (1885 by T. M. Lockwood, [4] demolished when it was replaced by the 1940 Civic Centre), the Empire Theatre (which burnt down in the 1940s), [5] and several banks and large department stores.
Newport is the third-largest principal authority with city status in Wales, and sixth most populous overall. [4] Newport became a unitary authority in 1996 and forms part of the Cardiff-Newport metropolitan area, [5] and the Cardiff Capital Region. Newport has been a port since medieval times when the first Newport Castle was built by the Normans.
The City of Newport is one of the unitary authority areas of Wales, in the historic county of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent. This category is not for articles about Newport, Pembrokeshire , see Category:Newport, Pembrokeshire .
A station of Gwent Police and a public library are located on Chepstow Road. A station of South Wales Fire and Rescue Service is also located in Maindee. The annual Maindee Festival and Parade, held each Summer since 1996, is a popular community arts event for all residents in Newport. The area is home to the former Maindee Pools.