Inmos microprocessor factory, Newport

Name: Inmos microprocessor factory
Address: Newport, United Kingdom

#77 among attractions in Newport

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The Inmos microprocessor factory, also known as the Inmos factory, is a building in Newport, Wales, UK which was originally built as a microprocessor fabrication plant for Inmos. Since July 2021 the factory has been owned by Nexperia. The architects of the award-winning high-tech building were the Richard Rogers Partnership. Construction began in 1980 and was completed by 1982. The factory was the first building in Wales to be designed by Richard Rogers. Later, he would design the Senedd building in Cardiff, which is the debating chamber for the National Assembly for Wales. ()

Coordinates: 51°33'57"N, 3°1'21"W

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Inmos microprocessor factory – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Tredegar House, St Woolos Cemetery, Newport Cathedral, Belle Vue Park.

~1980 ftSW
Museum, Historical place, Park
Tredegar House, Newport
10 min walk • Tredegar House is a 17th-century Charles II-era mansion on the southwestern edge of Newport, Wales. For over five hundred years it was home to the Morgan family, later Lords Tredegar; one of the most powerful and influential families in the area.
1.1 miN
Cemetery
St Woolos Cemetery, Newport
29 min walk • St Woolos Cemetery is the main cemetery in the city of Newport, Wales situated one mile to the west of the Church in Wales cathedral known by the same name. It contains four chapels, and various ornate memorials dating back to the early Victorian period, and was the first municipally constructed cemetery in England and Wales.
1.6 miNE
Church
Newport Cathedral, Newport
41 min walk • Newport Cathedral, also known as St Woolos Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Diocese of Monmouth, in the Church in Wales, and seat of the Bishop of Monmouth.
1.3 miNE
Park
Belle Vue Park, Newport
33 min walk • Belle Vue Park is a large Victorian public park in the west of the city of Newport, in South Wales. It was awarded a Green Flag Award in 2008 and has maintained the status for over a decade since.
0.5 miSW
Park
Tredegar House Country Park, Newport
14 min walk • Tredegar Park is a 90-acre public park situated in the western Coedkernew area of the city of Newport, South Wales. It lies close to junction 28 of the M4 motorway connecting London and West Wales.
0.5 miE
Neighbourhood
Maesglas, Newport
12 min walk • Maesglas or Maes-glas is a neighbourhood in the south west of the city of Newport, South Wales. In the 16th century it was recorded as Greenfield but the Welsh language name Maesglas has remained the more widely used, among English speakers.
1 miNE
Neighbourhood
Level of Mendalgief, Newport
27 min walk • The Level of Mendalgief is a small area to the south west of the city centre of the city of Newport in the Pill ward. The level is bounded by Cardiff Road to the north, Mendalgief Road to the east, Docks Way to the south and the Great Western Main Line to the west.
1.5 miNE
Neighbourhood
Newport Built-up area, Newport
40 min walk • The Newport Built-up area is an area of land defined by the United Kingdom Office for National Statistics for population monitoring purposes. It is an urban conurbation and is not coterminous with the city boundaries.
1 miSW
Neighbourhood
Cwm Silicon, Newport
27 min walk • Cwm Silicon is an epithet applied to a region of South Wales in the far west of Newport that attracted interest and inward investment from the technology sector in the early 2000s.
1.3 miNW
Neighbourhood
Bassaleg, Newport
34 min walk • Bassaleg is a suburb on the west side of Newport, Wales. It is in the Graig electoral ward and community.Bassaleg is located two miles northwest of Newport city centre. Bassaleg is bounded by the A467 road to the east, the railway spur to Lower Machen to the north, the St Mellons Road to the south and Rhiwderin to the east.
0.4 miS
Neighbourhood
Duffryn, Newport
11 min walk • Duffryn is a large housing estate in the southwest of the city of Newport, south Wales comprising a large portion of the Tredegar Park electoral district.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Inmos microprocessor factory?

Nearby attractions include Tredegar House, Newport (10 min walk), Duffryn, Newport (11 min walk), Maesglas, Newport (12 min walk), Tredegar House Country Park, Newport (14 min walk).

How to get to Inmos microprocessor factory by public transport?

The nearest stations to Inmos microprocessor factory:

Bus

West Park Road • Lines: 151, 50 (31 min walk)

Train

Pye Corner (35 min walk)