Victoria, Newport


Victoria is both an electoral district and community of the city of Newport.
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, a section of the Great Western Main Line as far as 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.