Caerleon

Caerleon Welsh: Caerllion
Caerleon from St Julians
Caerleon Location within Newport
Area	9.03 sq mi (23.4 km2) [1]
Population	8,061 [2][full citation needed]
• Density	893/sq mi (345/km2) [3]
Demonym	Caerleonite
Language	English Cymraeg (Welsh)
OS grid reference	ST336909
• Cardiff	13 mi (21 km) westwards
• London	122 mi (196 km) eastwards
Community	Caerleon
Principal area	Newport
Preserved county	Gwent
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWPORT
Postcode district	NP18
Dialling code	01633
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Newport East
Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament	Newport West
Website	"Newport City Council". newport.gov.uk.
List of places UK Wales Newport 51°36′54″N 2°57′32″W / 51.615°N 2.959°W / 51.615; -2.959

Caerleon (/kərˈliːən/; Welsh: Caerllion) is a town and community in Newport, Wales. Situated on the River Usk,^[4][5] it lies 5 miles (8 km) northeast of Newport city centre, and 5.5 miles (9 km) southeast of Cwmbran. Caerleon is of archaeological importance, being the site of a notable Roman legionary fortress, Isca Augusta, and an Iron Age hillfort. Close to the remains of Isca Augusta are the National Roman Legion Museum and the Roman Baths Museum. The town also has strong historical and literary associations: Geoffrey of Monmouth elevated the significance of Caerleon as a major centre of British history in his Historia Regum Britanniae (c. 1136), and Alfred Lord Tennyson wrote Idylls of the King (1859–1885) while staying in Caerleon.