Ringland, Newport
| Ringland | |
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 Milton Court, Ringland in June 2016 |
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 Ringland
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| Ringland shown within Newport | |
| Population | 8,550 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | ST352888 |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWPORT |
| Postcode district | NP19 9 |
| Postcode district | NP18 2 |
| Dialling code | 01633 Maindee exchange |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| EU Parliament | Wales |
| UK Parliament | |
Ringland is both an electoral ward (district) and community (parish) of the city of Newport, South Wales.
The ward is bounded by Ringland Way to the east, the southern boundary of Llanwern High School to the south, Balfe Rd, Aberthaw Rd, Ringland Circle, Ringwood Avenue, across Chepstow Rd, Mountbatten close and behind Chiltern Close and Glanwern Grove to the west and the M4 motorway to the north. The area is governed by the Newport City Council.
Most of the houses and flats in the area were built by the local council during the 1950s and 1960s.
Unemployment and crime levels in Ringland have traditionally been significantly above the national average.
The area was scene of a widely reported crime on 5 February 2011, when heavily pregnant 19-year-old Nikitta Grender was stabbed to death in her flat, which was then set alight. 12 months later, Carl Whant (the cousin of Miss Grender's fiancée Ryan Mayes) was found guilty of murder and child destruction (he had also inflicted stab wounds which directly killed Miss Grender's unborn daughter) and sentenced to life imprisonment a year later. The flat was demolished in 2015.
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