| Statistics | |
|---|---|
| Population: | 8,729 (2001 census) |
| Ordnance Survey | |
| OS grid reference: | Maps for ST322894 |
| Administration | |
| Council: | Newport City Council |
| UK Parliament: | Newport East |
| Post office and telephone | |
| Postal district: | NP19 7 |
| Dialling code: | +44-1633 Savoy exchange |
St Julians (Welsh: Sant Silian) is an electoral district (ward) and coterminous community of the City of Newport, South Wales.
The ward is bounded by the River Usk to the west and north, The Moorings, Badminton Road, Reynolds Close, Rembrandt Way, Constable Drive, Heather Road, Merlin Crescent, Avalon Drive, across St Julian's Road and Norfolk Road to the east, Christchurch Road, Church Road, Clarence Place and Newport Bridge to the south. The ward includes the districts of Barnardtown, East Usk, and most of St. Julians (the rest being in Beechwood ward).
St Julians has two primary schools, namely Glan Usk Primary School (formerly Durham Road Infant School and Durham Road Junior School) and St Julians Primary School.
Glan Usk Primary School is expected to move to new school premises in 2010.[1] The new school is to be built on a hazardous waste landfill at the Glebelands in the western part of St Julians. The Glebelands site was operated as a landfill between the 1930s and 1960s such that the waste materials contributed to raising this low lying part of Newport by some three to four metres. The site received domestic, trade, and industrial wastes including unrecorded amounts of hazardous waste such as polychlorinated biphenyls, asbestos, mercury, and arsenic. The history of this site and concerns about public health and the wider environment resulted in much opposition and delay to construction of the new primary school.[2][3] When completed, the new school is also expected to offer nursery school places, following the planned closure of Rockfield Nursery in 2010.
St Julians Comprehensive School is the one comprehensive school in the ward.
All the roads in St Julian's estate are named after famous painters. St Julian's itself is named after Saint Julius of Caerleon, the Roman martyr. The Anglican parish church for St Julian's is dedicated to the martyred Saints of Julius and Aaron and sits mid-way along Heather Road and the Roman Catholic church on Beaufort Road is dedicated to St Julius.
See also
References
- ^ "Glan Usk Primary School". VINCI Construction UK Limited. http://www.norwest-holst.co.uk/Latest-Group-News/article9.html.
- ^ "Glan Usk meeting reports positive progress". Newport City Council. http://www.newport.gov.uk/_dc/index.cfm?fuseaction=news.pressrelease&contentid=CONT297284.
- ^ "Chepstow Friends of the Earth: Glebelands". Chepstow Friends of the Earth. http://www.chepstowfoe.org.uk/glebelands/.
External links
- St Julian Inn
- St Julians School
- Newport City Council
- St Julians and Beechwood Community Website
- St Julians Parish Church Website
- St Julians Baptist Church Website
- Gwent Local History article on St Julians Parish Church
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