Newport, Pembrokeshire
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Newport (Welsh: Trefdraeth) is a town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, lying on the River Nevern in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.
The town was founded by the Normans as the capital of the Marcher Lordship of Cemmaes. It is known today for its beaches, for the Carreg Coetan Arthur burial chamber and for the West Wales Eco Centre.
Newport also lies on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path, has a youth hostel and is popular for walks in the Preseli Hills. The Carn Ingli hill, home to an Iron Age hillfort and some Bronze Age hut circles lies just outside the town.