Victoria, Newport

Victoria is both an electoral district (ward) and community (parish) of the city of Newport.

Victoria
Victoria Location within Newport
Population	7,464 (2011 census)[1]
OS grid reference	ST325885
Principal area	Newport
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NEWPORT
Postcode district	NP19 0,8
Dialling code	01633 Savoy exchange
Police	Gwent
Fire	South Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
UK Parliament	Newport East

The ward is bounded by the River Usk to the west and south, Newport Bridge, Clarence Place, Church Road and Christchurch Road to the north, Victoria Avenue, Wharf Road (as far as the railway bridge), a section of the Great Western Main Line as far as (but not including) Soho Street, Telford Street and Lilleshall Street to the east. The area is governed by the Newport City Council.

The ward includes the district of Maindee, as well as the home of Newport Rugby Club and the annual Maindee Festival.

The district of Victoria, Maindee in particular, is home to a large Asian population. Many people are of Pakistani and Bangladeshi origin and there are now a slowly increasing number of Kurdish refugees.