Newport Lifeboat Station was located at Cwm Dewi, a cove in Parrog, a district of the town of Newport, sitting at the mouth of the River Nevern, approximately 7 miles (11 km) east of Fishguard, in Pembrokeshire, South Wales. A lifeboat station was established at Newport, Pembrokeshire in 1884, by the Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI).
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The River Nevern is a river in Pembrokeshire, Wales. Its source is north of the village of Crymych and its length is about 11 miles to its estuary at Newport, Pembrokeshire.
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Cemais Is Nyfer was a mediaeval commote in the Dyfed cantref of Cemais, Wales. It consisted of the territory between the rivers Nyfer and Teifi, and comprised the parishes of Eglwyswrw, Monington, St Dogmaels, Llanfair-Nant-Gwyn, Llantood, Moylgrove and Bayvil, and parts of Nevern and Meline in what is now Pembrokeshire. Its area was about 100 km2 and its civil and ecclesiastical headquarters were at Nevern.
The commote was made part of the Norman March in the 12th century, and had at least five Norman castles. It ceased to be significant at the time of the Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542, its functions being taken over by the Hundred of Cemais. It is in the predominantly Welsh-speaking north of Pembrokeshire.
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Newport is a town, community, electoral ward and ancient port of Parrog, on the Pembrokeshire coast in West Wales at the mouth of the River Nevern in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. The town gives its name to Newport Bay.
A popular tourist destination, Newport town straddles the Fishguard to Cardigan road, while the old port area hosts beach, water and other activities.
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Cnapan, also known variously as Cnapan Country House or Cnapan Restaurant and Bed & Breakfast, is a Grade II listed hotel and restaurant in Newport, Pembrokeshire. It lies along the main road of the town, East Street, which is part of the A487 road, opposite The Golden Lion.
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Carreg Coetan Arthur is a Neolithic dolmen in Newport, Pembrokeshire, Wales.
Carreg Coetan Arthur dates from around 3000 BC and is the remains of a Neolithic burial chamber.
The remains consist of a 4-metre-long capstone on smaller supporting rocks. It would have originally been earth covered, but this has eroded away.
The site is managed by Cadw and it is a scheduled ancient monument.
After operating for just 10 years, Newport Lifeboat Station closed in 1894.