Christchurch, Newport

Christchurch Welsh: Eglwys y Drindod
Holy Trinity Church, Christchurch
Christchurch Location within Newport
Population	233
Principal area	Newport
Preserved county	Gwent
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWPORT
Postcode district	NP18
Dialling code	01633 Maindee exchange
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Newport East
List of places UK Wales Newport 51°35′56″N 2°56′42″W / 51.599°N 2.945°W / 51.599; -2.945

Christchurch (Welsh: Eglwys y Drindod) is a village located at the top of Christchurch Hill in the Caerleon ward and community of the city of Newport, South Wales. The top of the hill affords panoramic views both towards the Bristol Channel in the south and through the Vale of Usk and into the Monmouthshire countryside to the north. The road, which runs along the crest of the hill, runs westwards to Newport and eastwards towards Caerleon and Catsash.

The parish church is Holy Trinity. Christchurch has a modern purpose-built village hall and the Christchurch Music Society is a vibrant amateur musical theatre group. Due to its elevated position, the hill is home to the Christchurch transmitter, located near the Celtic Manor Resort.

The church has a Norman doorway with columns five feet high. The axis of the chancel is set in a more southerly direction to that of the nave. In the churchyard is the grave of Captain William Howe, skipper of the packet "Welsh Prince", which is portrayed in a carving at the head of his tombstone.^[1]