Caerleon (/kərˈliːən/ kər-LEE-ən; Welsh: Caerllion) is a town and community in Newport, Wales. Situated on the River Usk, it lies 5 miles (8 km) northeast...
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Castle was built by the Normans. The town outgrew the earlier Roman town of Caerleon, immediately upstream and now part of the city. Newport gained its first...
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Caerleon (27 March 1980 – 2 February 1998) was an American-bred, Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who won Group One races in France and Great Britain...
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Isca Augusta (redirect from Caerleon Roman Fortress)
the present-day suburban town of Caerleon in the north of the city of Newport in South Wales. The site includes Caerleon Amphitheatre and is protected by...
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Arthur's capital due to confusion with Arthur's other traditional court at Caerleon (Caer Lleon in Welsh). Others have suggested a derivation from the British...
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The Synod of Caerleon may refer to either of: the Synod of Victory over Pelagianism presided over by St. David in Caerleon the Synod of Chester This disambiguation...
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University of Wales, Newport (redirect from Caerleon University)
South Wales in April 2013. The university had two campuses in Newport, Caerleon on the northern outskirts of the city, which was subsequently closed during...
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City of Legions may refer to: Caerleon in Monmouthshire, Wales Chester in Cheshire, England León in Castilla y León, Spain This disambiguation page lists...
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Caerleon Endowed School, (also known as The Endowed School, Caerleon, Caerleon Charity School, Williams Charity School and Caerleon Junior School) dates...
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Caerleon Association Football Club is an association football club based in the Roman village of Caerleon on the northern outskirts of the City of Newport...
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The first Queen Anne house in Australia was Caerleon in the suburb of Bellevue Hill, Sydney. Caerleon was designed initially by a Sydney architect,...
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Lewis of Caerleon (d. post 1495) was a 15th-century Welsh physician, astronomer, notable for his astronomical manuscripts and support of the Lancastrian...
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Caerleon Roman Fortress and Baths encompass the archaeological ruins and sites of the Legionary Fortress of Isca Augusta spread across the town of Caerleon...
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Caerleon Tramroad was an early horse-drawn tramway built in 1794 or 1795 by Nicholas Blannin to link the forge he rented in Caerleon with the Monmouthshire...
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and some time later was posted to Britannia Superior. The barracks at Caerleon were refurbished under his governorship between the years 253 and 255....
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Caerleon (/kərˈliːən/; Welsh: Caerllion) is a historic house in the Sydney suburb of Bellevue Hill. It is listed on the Register of the National Estate...
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University of South Wales (section Caerleon)
2014 Rowan Williams appointed Chancellor 2015 London Campus closes 2016 Caerleon Campus closes 2020 Dubai Campus closes At formation it was reported that...
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Glamorgan, a charter. He was Lord of the manor of Glamorgan, as well as Caerleon, residing chiefly at Cardiff Castle. It was there that, in 1158, he and...
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earliest office Paulinus held was legatus or commander of Legio II Augusta at Caerleon. After an unknown period of time, he was proconsular governor of Gallia...
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Julius and Aaron (redirect from Saint Aaron of Caerleon)
Christian martyrs from Roman Britain. Most historians place the martyrdom in Caerleon, although other suggestions have placed it in Chester or Leicester. Their...
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located in Caerleon on the northern outskirts of the city of Newport. The town is the historic site of the Isca Augusta Roman Fortress. Caerleon has been...
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Caerleon railway station is a former station serving Caerleon on the east side of the city of Newport, UK and a proposed future station as part of the...
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Caerleon Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union club based in Caerleon on the northern outskirts of Newport in South Wales. The club is a large community...
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the Welsh Lord of Caerleon, Morgan ab Owain, grandson of King Caradog ap Gruffudd, was recognized by Henry II c. 1155, with Caerleon remaining, in Welsh...
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Caerleon Bridge is a bridge crossing of the River Usk at Caerleon in the city of Newport, Wales, carrying the B4236 road from Caerleon-ultra-Pontem into...
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Arthur Machen (category People from Caerleon)
Arthur Llewelyn Jones in Caerleon, Monmouthshire. The house of his birth, opposite the Olde Bull Inn in The Square at Caerleon is marked with a commemorative...
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Banita Sandhu (category People from Caerleon)
and the CW series Pandora (both 2019). Sandhu was born and brought up in Caerleon, Wales to first-generation British Indian Sikh parents. She began acting...
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Perilous Places Astolat Avalon Glastonbury Tor Brocéliande Val sans retour Caerleon Camelot Celliwig Chapel perilous Corbenic Esplumoir Merlin Joyous Gard...
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another important legionary base, was known first as Caerleon on the Usk, and now as Caerleon). King Arthur is said to have fought his ninth battle at...
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Cardiff Blaenavon Nantgarw Dre-fach Felindre Llanberis Caerleon Swansea St David's Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales, branded as simply Amgueddfa Cymru (formerly...
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