Rogerstone

Rogerstone (Welsh: Tŷ du, meaning "Black house") is a large village and community (parish) in Newport, Wales.

The parish lies at the gateway to the Sirhowy valley, to the north of Newport on the eastern side of the Ebbw River.

[2] It is bounded by the M4 motorway to the south, the Ebbw River to the west, the Henllys Vale to the east and the city boundary with Caerphilly county borough to the north.

The original settlement dates back to Norman times when Rogerstone Castle was built in the early part of the 12th century.

[3] The name is said to originate from Roger de Haia, the Norman Lord who was responsible for the building of the castle, the remains of which are reduced to a low bush and tree covered motte adjoining the lower section of Tregwilym Road.

[6] The village played host to John Frost and his fellow Chartists on their historic march from the valleys to Newport.

The parish sits astride the Crumlin branch of the Monmouthshire Canal and plays host to the Fourteen Locks.

The area contains a number of other popular open spaces including the Welfare Grounds[21] and the Mescoed Mawr woodlands.

The Tiny Rebel microbrewery is based in Rogerstone and opened their £2.6 million brewery and bar at the Wern Industrial Estate in 2017.

To commemorate the event, one of the streets at the nearby Jubilee Park housing development was subsequently named Obama Grove.

The original mosaic mural was created in 1978 near John Frost Square in Newport to commemorate the Chartist rising of 1839 and demolished in October 2013.

Rogerstone library