Nash(Welsh:Trefonnen) is a village andcommunityto the south of the city ofNewport,South Wales, in theLliswerryward.[3]
Nash
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| Village andcommunity | |
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  Nash Location withinNewport | |
| Population | 284 (2011 census[1]) |
| Principal area | |
| Preserved county | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWPORT |
| Postcode district | NP18 |
| Postcode district | NP19 |
| Dialling code | 01633 Maindee exchange |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 281 | — |
| 2011 | 284 | +1.1% |
| Source:2001and2011 Censuses[2] | ||
Origin of the name
editThe name is thought to originate from a contraction of "An Ash"(tree), meaning literally `place of the ash tree(s)'. This is supported by its appearance in deeds as" De Fraxino "(fraxinuswas theLatinname for the ash tree).[4]TheWelshnameisTrefonnen,given in older sources asTre'r onnen,also meaning Town (tref) of theAsh(onnen).
Nash and nearbyGoldcliff,as Nash and Goldcliffe, are two of the few villages to appear on theCambriae Typusmap of 1573.[5]
Location
editNash lies about 2 miles (3.2 km) to the south of the built-up area of the city of Newport, on theCaldicot levels,a large area of land reclaimed from the sea and crossed by drainage channels andreens.[6]In addition to the village itself, the parish containsUskmouth power stations[7]and part of theNewport Wetlandsnature reserve,[8]including its Visitors Centre which was opened in 2008.[9]
The City of Newport campus ofColeg Gwent(commonly referred to as 'Nash College') is actually in the neighbouring parish ofLliswerry.
Together with the neighbouring parishes of Goldcliff andWhitson,Nash is one of the "Three Parishes" which have long been treated as a unit – geographical, socially, economically and ecclesiastically.
The parish is bounded to the south by the sea (Bristol Channel), to the east by the lower reaches of theRiver Usk,and to the north by Lliswerry and theLlanwern steelworkssite. To the east lie Goldcliff and Whitson.
History
editIn 1901 the only four private residents are listed as Mrs Morgan at "Greenfield", Mrs Morgan at "The Elms", Rev. C. W. Triton (Baptistminister, but curiously no separate residence given) and Miss Ester Wilcox at "Decoy Pool". Some twenty-nine commercial interests include mostly farmers (22) but also William German,blacksmithandwheelwright,at "Pye Corner"; Mrs Sarah Jones, publican, at "Waterloo Inn"; John Skuse, shop-keeper, at Broadstreet Common; Edward Tamplin, butcher, at "Box Cottage"; David Thomas, farm bailiff to Mr. James Thomas, at "Pye Corner Farm"; John Watkins, butcher; and Lewis Williams,mason,at "Ash Cottage".[10]
A large part of the village, including Farmfield House, was lost in the construction of the Uskmouth power station and the adjoining huge ash-pits in 1959. Although the main part of the village is centred around the church in West Nash, much of the village is set along the wide Broadstreet Common, accessed via Pye Corner or Straits Lane, and which provides the more direct route to Whitson andRedwick.For many years the German family were the village blacksmiths at Pye Corner with the premises eventually becoming apetrol station.The site is now occupied by the offices of the Caldicot and Wentloog LevelsInternal Drainage Board.[11]About 400 metres (440 yd) south of Pye Corner is Fair Orchard, dating from the early 19th century, which is aGrade II listed building.[12]The village had its own small infants' school, built in 1877,[10]on West Nash Road. It closed in the early 1980s and has now been converted into a private dwelling.
The church
editTheChurch of St Maryin West Nash dates from the 12th century.[13]Known as "the Cathedral of the Moors", it is notable for its fine tower andspire.The church belonged toGoldcliff Prioryin 1349 when thebeneficewas held by Robert Arney. Later members of the Arney family left a cottage and six acres of land, called "The Poor's Six Acres", for the support of the poor of the parish.[14]The church was largely rebuilt during the 16th century.[15]
The only remains of theNormanchurch are the north wall of thechanceland the squint. An unusual feature, the squint orhagioscopewas used to enable those withleprosy,smallpoxor other such diseases to see or participate in the service without endangering the rest of the congregation with infection. The tower is unusually located on the north side of thechancel.The church is thought to originally have been much larger, incorporating a north aisle.[14]In the 20th century the bellringers' room was used as a temporary mortuary for the bodies of five sailors who had drowned in a storm, near theEast Usk Lighthouse.DuringWorld War IIthe church saw congregations of 400.[14]The interior, following restoration in 2004–2005, is notable for its complete set of 18th-century furnishings, withbox pews,a three-deckerpulpitand a western gallery. In the fields to the south of the neighbouring Church Farm are ancienttumuliand remnants of a possiblymediævaldwelling or chapel.
Baptist chapel
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At Pye Corner is the formerBaptistchapel. The chapel, which opened in 1820 or 1822,[16]had seating for 125 and a congregation which included residents of what was then the hamlet ofLliswerry,about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north. When Lliswerry Baptist Church opened in 1889 some of the Pye Corner congregation transferred their allegiance there. In the same year Lliswerry was incorporated into Newport under the provisions of the Newport (Mon.) Corporation Act, 1889. A steady decline in attendances at Nash led to only five members remaining in 1988 and the chapel closed shortly afterwards. It was later converted to a private house.[17][18]
Amenities
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To the north of church, at the end of St. Mary's Road, The Waterloo Inn public house is a tenanted free-house notable for the fact that it is owned by the parish council. A modernCommunity Hallhas been built nearby.
Located at the edge of theNewport Wetlands Reserve,[19]East Usk Lighthouse[20]is a notable landmark. Parts of Nash are designated a Site of Special Scientific InterestSSSI.[21]
The village has a regular public bus service provided byCrossgates Coaches.The local newspaper is theSouth Wales Argus,which is published in Newport.
In October 2009 two 2.5-megawattwind turbineswere installed on the site owned by chemical companySolutiaUK Ltd. These will supply up to one-third of the facility's electricity needs.[22]
Present-day Nash
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Several road schemes have proposed a southern relief motorway loop for Newport, as a way of mitigating the congestion of the existingM4 motorway.Many of these schemes have involved intrusion, to a greater or lesser extent, into Nash. As a result Nash Community Council became a member of the "Campaign Against the Levels Motorway" (CALM) Alliance formed to oppose such schemes by theFriends of the Earth Cymru.[23]The bypass scheme was eventually cancelled in July 2009.[24]
In June 2010 a public meeting was held at the village Community Centre to discuss proposals for a waste incinerator in Newport. Members of the "Stop Newport Incinerator Campaign (SNIC)" organised the meeting to explain to residents the possible development on Bowleaze Common land south ofLlanwern steelworks.[25]
Government
editThe area isgovernedbyNewport City Counciland the Nashcommunity council.The village falls within theLlanwern wardof theNewport Eastparliamentary constituency.
References
edit- ^Sillitoe, Neighbourhood Statistics - Neil (14 April 2008)."Detect browser settings".neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk.Retrieved5 March2017.
- ^"Neighbourhood Statistics - Census".Office of National Statistics (Census).14 April 2008.Retrieved3 March2017.
- ^"Councillors".democracy.newport.gov.uk. 5 March 2017.Retrieved5 March2017.
- ^Bradney, Sir Joseph,A History of Monmouthshire,Vol 4 part 2: The Hundred of Caldicot (Part 2). pub 1914, reprinted 1994, Merton Priory Press.
- ^A reproduction of the map is atFile:Atlas_Ortelius_KB_PPN369376781-011av-011br.jpg
- ^"Geograph:: Reen near Nash, Newport (C) Robin Drayton".geograph.org.uk.Retrieved5 March2017.
- ^"Geograph:: Uskmouth powerstation (C) Mrs Blorenge".geograph.org.uk/.Retrieved5 March2017.
- ^"Geograph:: Newport Wetlands Visitor Centre (C) Robin Drayton".geograph.org.uk/.Retrieved5 March2017.
- ^Newport centre is a wetland wonder!
- ^ab"Kelly's Directory for Monmouthshire, 1901".freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.Retrieved5 March2017.
- ^"Caldicot and Wentloog Drainage Board".cwidb.co.uk. Archived fromthe originalon 28 September 2007.Retrieved5 March2017.
- ^Good Stuff (31 October 1996)."Fair Orchard – Nash – Newport – Wales".British Listed Buildings.Retrieved22 February2016.
- ^"900-year-old Newport church to tell its story".southwalesargus.co.uk/news.Retrieved5 March2017.
- ^abcHando, F.J.,(1958) "Out and About in Monmouthshire", R. H. Johns, Newport.
- ^"900-year-old Newport church to tell its story",South Wales Argus, 6 August 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
- ^"Baptist Chapel, Pye Corner, (10895)".Coflein.RCAHMW.Retrieved5 March2017.
- ^"Nash Baptist Church, Nash, Newport".Archived fromthe originalon 25 September 2006.Retrieved4 February2007.
- ^"Geograph:: Former Nash Baptist Chapel, Pye Corner (C) Jaggery".geograph.org.uk.Retrieved5 March2017.
- ^"Geograph:: Newport Wetlands Plaque (C) Robin Drayton".geograph.org.uk.Retrieved5 March2017.
- ^"Geograph:: Newport Wetlands, East Usk Lighthouse (C) Robin Drayton".geograph.org.uk.Retrieved5 March2017.
- ^"Biodiversity - Newport City Council".newport.gov.uk.Retrieved5 March2017.
- ^Blake, Aled (31 October 2009)."Solutia in green bid to blow away high energy bills".walesonline.co.uk.Retrieved5 March2017.
- ^"The M4 relief road".
- ^"Pathetic Motorways".pathetic.org.uk.
- ^"Incinerator plans up for discussion".southwalesargus.co.uk.Retrieved5 March2017.
This article contains public domain material from J. A. Bradney's History of Monmouthshire (1904).