Llanwern is a largely rural parish on the eastern edge of Newport in south-east Wales, sitting where the low-lying Wentloog Levels meet the Severn Estuary and the broad River Usk corridor. The landscape of reclaimed marshes, mudflats and quiet lanes makes it important for birdlife and gives the area a surprisingly tranquil, pastoral character despite its proximity to the city.
The parish’s more recent identity was shaped by a mid‑20th‑century steelworks that dominated the local economy for decades; since the decline of heavy industry parts of the site have been reborn as the Llanwern Park mixed housing and business development. Historic traces of a rural manor landscape and a small village community remain, and many residents commute into Newport or Cardiff, keeping Llanwern a blend of industrial heritage and countryside living.
Postcode districts covering Llanwern
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 16.4 miles
- Cardiff 12.4 miles
- Newport 1.7 miles
- Weston-super-Mare 16.6 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 19.8 miles
- Tonypandy 22.9 miles
- Barry 18.8 miles
- Cwmbran Central 6.1 miles
- Cwmbrân 6.2 miles
- Merthyr Tydfil 22.5 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 23.3 miles
- Pontypool 8.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Llanwern Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Ringland Parish 0.6 miles
- Alway Parish 1.3 miles
- Underwood Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Newport Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Liswerry Parish 1.7 miles
- Lliswerry Ward 1.7 miles
- Langstone Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Beechwood Parish 2 miles
- Bishton Parish 2.1 miles
- Nash Parish 2.2 miles
- Goldcliff Parish 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Llanwern
NP19 4UF, NP18 2DJ, NP19 4FL, NP19 4FR, NP18 2EN, NP19 4EA, NP18 2FD, NP18 2FB, NP19 4DG … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 16.7 miles
- Cardiff Airport 22.3 miles
- Newport Railway Station 3.2 miles
- Rogerstone Railway Station 6.1 miles
Hotels near Llanwern Ad
- Tŷ Newport 4 1.2 miles
- The Priory Hotel and Restaurant 4 1.9 miles
- Mercure Newport Hotel 4 3 miles
- The Celtic Manor Resort 5 1.5 miles
- New Inn Hotel by Greene King Inns 3 1.9 miles
- Newbridge on Usk 4 4.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Newport 3 0.9 miles
- Coldra Court Hotel by Celtic Manor 4 1.2 miles
- Tŷ Magor 3 3.6 miles
- The Manor House at Celtic Manor 4 1 mile
Schools in Llanwern
- Glan Llyn Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Newport Stadium Stadium 1.9 miles
- Tredegar Park Estate 4.2 miles
- Cwmbran Town Stadium 5.6 miles
- Pontypool Park Stadium 9.2 miles
- Craig Llysfaen Mountains 10.7 miles
- Clevedon Court Estate 10.9 miles
- Chepstow Racecourse Recreation 11.2 miles
- Cardiff University Queens Buildings University 12.7 miles
- Vita Student Cardiff College 12.8 miles
- St. David's Shopping centre 13 miles
- Cardiff Millenium Stadium Stadium 13.3 miles
- Millennium Stadium Stadium 13.3 miles