This MedLibrary.org supplementary page on Pillgwenlly is provided directly from the open source Wikipedia as a service to our readers. Please see the note below on authorship of this content, as well as the Wikipedia usage guidelines. To search for other content from our encyclopedia supplement, please use the form below:
Related Sponsors
| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Population: | 5,333 (2001 census) |
| Ordnance Survey | |
| OS grid reference: | Maps for ST315875 |
| Administration | |
| Council: | Newport City Council |
| UK Parliament: | Newport West |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Postal district: | NP20 2 |
| Dialling code: | +44-1633 Savoy exchange |
Pillgwenlly (Welsh: Pillgwen-lli) is an electoral district (ward) and coterminous community parish in the city of Newport, South Wales.
Contents |
Origin of the name
Its name comes from 'Pill' the Welsh language word for a water inlet or harbour and 'Gwenlly' a corruption of the name of Saint Gwynllyw, the name meaning Gwynllyw's harbour. Supposedly it derives from the period when Gwynllyw was a pirate and he based his ships in this area. 1
Boundaries
The ward is bounded by the River Usk to the east and southeast, the Ebbw River to the southwest, the Great Western Main Line to the west and Cardiff Road to the north.
Heart of Newport
It is an inner-city district to the south of the city centre and the built-up area is commonly shortened to "Pill". It contains the Newport Docks and the western ends of the Newport Transporter Bridge [1], City Bridge and George Street Bridge.
The ward is currently one of the most economically deprived in Wales with a very high rate of unemployment and has been in the press for the wrong reasons in recent years; hence it suffers from a bad reputation.citation needed However, Pill is also known for its close-knit community spirit and ethnic diversity. The streets of Pill play host to the Pill Carnival on the last weekend of every August. The Old Town Dock area is currently undergoing a huge mixed-use regeneration to bring the derelict dock lands back into use.
Portland Sreet in Pill was the birthplace for the famous "Tramp Poet" W. H. Davies and the nearby Church House Inn, where he was brought up by his grandparents, has a commemorative blue plaque.
Sporting traditions
Pill Harriers RFC is a successful rugby union team affiliated to to the Welsh Rugby Union, whose membership was historically made up from the local dock workers. In its past it supplied many players to both Newport and Wales.
References
- ^ Robin Gwyndaf, Welsh Folk Tales (National Museum of Wales, 1989), p. 96
 This Newport location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Wikipedia content modification information:
- This page was last modified on 25 September 2008, at 18:49.
Wikipedia Authorship and Review
Wikipedia content provided here is not reviewed directly by MedLibrary.org. Wikipedia content is authored by an open community of volunteers and is not produced by or in any way affiliated with MedLibrary.org.
Wikipedia Usage Guidelines
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article on "Pillgwenlly".
The URL for this specific entry is:
All Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details). Wikipedia® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.