Stadiums · South Wales
Somerton Park
Somerton Park — sports venue in Newport, Wales, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Newport · 2.5 km
About
Somerton Park is a stadium in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1912. Wikidata describes it as: "sports venue in Newport, Wales, UK". Coordinates: 51.5836°, -2.9651°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Severn Estuary SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Somerton Park was a football, greyhound racing and speedway stadium in Newport, South Wales.
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Background
History
Following the success of the greyhound racing at Cardiff Arms Park which opened in 1927, the Arms Park Greyhound Racing Company Limited decided to construct another track around the football pitch at Somerton Park. On 17 November 1932, the first greyhound meeting took place at the stadium. The track was one of fifty affiliated to the National Greyhound Racing Society (NGRS) in 1932 and would run under National Greyhound Racing Club. The same Arms Park greyhound trainers would also supply the greyhounds for the Somerton Park; the kennels of the trainers were based at nearby being kennelled at Cefn Mably. The principal event was the Monmouthshire Stakes and the circumference of the track was…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5836, -2.9651
- District
- Newport
- Parish
- Liswerry
- Postcode
- NP19 0GD
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newport East
- Established
- 1912
- Nearest railway station
- Newport — 2.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7559948 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Somerton Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Somerton Park, Newport - geograph-1225331.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Somerton Park?
- Somerton Park is in South Wales, United Kingdom (postcode NP19 0GD), in the parish of Liswerry.
- When was Somerton Park built?
- Built or established in 1912.
- Who owns Somerton Park?
- Somerton Park is owned by Demolished.
- Is Somerton Park a protected site?
- Yes — Somerton Park is part of the Severn Estuary SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Somerton Park?
- The nearest railway station is Newport, about 2.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NP19 0GD.