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Brief description of site

Beechwood Park is a late-19th-century urban park which has been altered very little. It consists of open areas with tree planting, woodland, terraces, recreation areas and a narrow ravine with ornamental water features. Thomas Mawson is likely to have been the designer.

Location information:

Address: Beechwood Park, Beechwood Road, Newport, NP19 8AJ

Locality: Newport

Local Authorities:

Newport; Beechwood

Historical County: Monmouthshire

OS Landranger Map Sheet Number: 171 Grid Ref: ST 333887
Latitude: 51.59318 Longitude: -2.964261

Key information:

Form of site: public park

Purpose of site: urban park

Context or principal building: parks, gardens and urban spaces

Site first created: 1900

Main period of development: Late 19th century

Survival: Extant

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