Michaelston-y-Fedw

Michaelston-y-Fedw
St Michael's Church
Michaelston-y-Fedw Location within Newport
Population	365  (2001 census)[1]
OS grid reference	ST241845
Principal area	Newport
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWPORT
Postcode district	NP10 8
Post town	CARDIFF
Postcode district	CF3 6
Dialling code	01633 Castleton exchange
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Newport West
List of places UK Wales Newport 51°33′15″N 3°05′46″W / 51.55426°N 3.09614°W / 51.55426; -3.09614

Michaelston-y-Fedw (Welsh: Llanfihangel-y-fedw) is a small rural village and community to the west of the city of Newport, Wales, on the borders of Cardiff city and Caerphilly county boroughs. The population in 2011 was 296.^[2]

History and description

Michaelston-y-Fedw is a partial Anglicization of the Welsh Llanfihangel-y-fedw – meaning "church enclosure (of) Michael (in) the birches" – may also be seen spelt "Michaelstone-y-Fedw", "Michaelston-y-Vedw" and "Michaelstone-y-Vedw", the parish church^[3] being dedicated to Saint Michael. The community is bounded by the Rhymney River to the west, the A48(M) motorway to the south, and the Pound Hill road to the north and east. It contains Michaelston itself as well as a small cluster of houses known as Michaelstone Bridge or Lower Michaelstone about a mile to the north.

Church of St Michael

The Church of St Michael is a Grade II* listed building.^[4] The Old Rectory, opposite the Cefn Mably Arms public house and the church, has its own Grade II listing.^[5] The pub opened in 1824 and, since 2017, an annual ceremony sees the vicar bless the beer, the public house and the village.^{[citation needed]}

Community interest fibre network

On 25 June 2018 the village became the first community in Wales to create its own fibre network, connecting homes and businesses to the Internet with fibre to the premises, giving each a connection speed of 1Gbit/s, and became known as ‘The Fastest Village in Wales’. The network was designed and installed by volunteers from the community. On 19 November 2018 Michaelston-y-Fedw Internet CIC (MyFi, the community interest company set up to run the fibre broadband project in the village) was awarded the European Broadband Award for Innovative Models of Financing, Business and Investment.^{[citation needed]}

Government

The area is administered by Newport City Council.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michaelstone-y-Fedw.

• Michaelston-y-Fedw Community website

This page was last edited on 27 March 2024, at 06:56