Bettws, Newport
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Bettws is an electoral ward and coterminous community
(parish) of the city of Newport
, South Wales
. It is one of the largest modern housing estate
s in Europe
.
The ward is bounded by Malpas
to the east, the city boundary with Torfaen
to the north, Rogerstone
to the west, and the M4 motorway
and Allt-yr-yn
to the south.
The estate was built around the 17th St. David's church in Bettws, which is the likely origin of the name 'Bettws', a place of prayer or private chapel. St David's is a grade two listed building and is currently in need of a £40,000 renovation. John Frost
, who led Chartist
protests in Newport for universal suffrage in the 1830s (the Newport Rising
), is alleged to have married at the church .
The housing estate was built in the 1960s, and the large majority of houses are identical in plan and design. 51.8% of housing is privately owned, and 42.6% is rented from either the Newport City Council
or local housing association
s, such as Charter Housing.
The roads in the estate are all named after rivers.
Bettws RFC
is a rugby union
team playing in the Welsh Division Five East
. Malpas Cricket Club is also situated on Bettws Lane in Bettws. Newport Civil Service F.C.
are a football team located in Bettws playing in the Welsh Football League
.
In recent years it has benefited greatly from the introduction of sporting facilities such as new football pitches.
Community (Wales)
A community is a division of land in Wales that forms the lowest-tier of local government in Wales. Welsh communities are analogous to civil parishes in England....
(parish) of the city of Newport
Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
, South Wales
South Wales
South Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
. It is one of the largest modern housing estate
Housing estate
A housing estate is a group of buildings built together as a single development. The exact form may vary from country to country. Accordingly, a housing estate is usually built by a single contractor, with only a few styles of house or building design, so they tend to be uniform in appearance...
s in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
The ward is bounded by Malpas
Malpas, Newport
Malpas is an electoral district and coterminous community parish of the city of Newport, South Wales. The area is governed by the Newport City Council.- Boundaries :...
to the east, the city boundary with Torfaen
Torfaen
Torfaen is a county borough in Wales within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire. It was originally formed in 1974 as a district of the county of Gwent and in 1996 it was reconstituted as a unitary authority.-Education:...
to the north, Rogerstone
Rogerstone
Rogerstone is both a ward and community of the city of Newport, south-east Wales. The area is governed by the Newport City Council.The parish lies at the gateway to the Sirhowy valley, to the north of Newport on the eastern side of the Ebbw River...
to the west, and the M4 motorway
M4 motorway
The M4 motorway links London with South Wales. It is part of the unsigned European route E30. Other major places directly accessible from M4 junctions are Reading, Swindon, Bristol, Newport, Cardiff and Swansea...
and Allt-yr-yn
Allt-yr-yn
Allt-yr-yn is a suburb of the city of Newport, south-east Wales.Pronounced by English-speaking locals as "Olt-er-reen", the spelling should include two Ns at the end, as "Allt-yr-ynn"...
to the south.
The estate was built around the 17th St. David's church in Bettws, which is the likely origin of the name 'Bettws', a place of prayer or private chapel. St David's is a grade two listed building and is currently in need of a £40,000 renovation. John Frost
John Frost (Chartist)
John Frost was a prominent Welsh leader of the British Chartist movement in the Newport Rising....
, who led Chartist
Chartism
Chartism was a movement for political and social reform in the United Kingdom during the mid-19th century, between 1838 and 1859. It takes its name from the People's Charter of 1838. Chartism was possibly the first mass working class labour movement in the world...
protests in Newport for universal suffrage in the 1830s (the Newport Rising
Newport Rising
The Newport Rising was the last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain, when on 4 November 1839, somewhere between 1,000 and 5,000 Chartist sympathisers, including many coal-miners, most with home-made arms, led by John Frost, marched on the town of Newport,...
), is alleged to have married at the church .
The housing estate was built in the 1960s, and the large majority of houses are identical in plan and design. 51.8% of housing is privately owned, and 42.6% is rented from either the Newport City Council
Newport City Council
Newport City Council is the governing body for the city of Newport, one of the subdivisions of Wales within the United Kingdom. It consists of 50 councillors, representing the city's 20 wards. Since the 2008 election, the council has been controlled jointly by the Conservatives and Liberal...
or local housing association
Housing association
Housing associations in the United Kingdom are independent not-for-profit bodies that provide low-cost "social housing" for people in housing need. Any trading surplus is used to maintain existing homes and to help finance new ones...
s, such as Charter Housing.
The roads in the estate are all named after rivers.
Bettws RFC
Bettws RFC
Bettws Rugby Football Club are a Welsh rugby union club based in Bettws, Newport in South Wales. They currently play in the Welsh Rugby Union Division Five East....
is a rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
team playing in the Welsh Division Five East
WRU Division Five East
The Welsh Rugby Union Division Five East is a rugby union league in Wales.- Competition:There are 11 clubs in the WRU Division Five East...
. Malpas Cricket Club is also situated on Bettws Lane in Bettws. Newport Civil Service F.C.
Newport Civil Service F.C.
Newport Civil Service F.C. is a Welsh football club based in the Bettws area of the City of Newport. The team currently play in the Welsh Football League Division Three.-Rival clubs:* Newport YMCA* Caerleon* Llanwern* Cwmbran Celtic* Cwmbran Town...
are a football team located in Bettws playing in the Welsh Football League
Welsh Football League
The Welsh Football League is a club football league in Wales. Division One of the Welsh Football League is at Level 2 of the Welsh football league system, immediately below the national Welsh Premier League.The Welsh Football League's history stretches back to 1904 when the competition was first...
.
In recent years it has benefited greatly from the introduction of sporting facilities such as new football pitches.