What is "maesglas"

Maesglas is a neighbourhood in the south west of the city of Newport, South Wales. In the 16th century it was known as Greenfield but in later years the Welsh language Maesglas has come to be more widely used.

It is located in the Gaer ward directly north of the A48 Southern Distributor Road, south of Cardiff Road and south west of the South Wales Main Line railway.

The Newport-born author Leslie Thomas wrote of Maesglas:

This quote is incorporated into a mural telling the history of the estate painted on the side of the Maesglas shops 1.