Historic landfill sites in Newport, Telford and Wrekin
The Environment Agency records 16 historic landfill sites in and around Newport, Telford and Wrekin. covering roughly 22 hectares in total. The largest is Newport Bypass, Urbangrand Limited Newport Bypass at 6.69 ha. Recorded waste ranges up to industrial waste. Data: October 2025 revision.
Recorded landfill boundaries around Newport (indicative, digitised at 1:10,000).
All recorded sites, largest first
| Site | Area | Last input | Waste types |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newport Bypass, Urbangrand Limited Newport Bypass | 6.69 ha | 1993 | Inert |
| The Waterpieces | 6.11 ha | 1974 | HouseholdCommercial |
| Serek Audco Foundry, Audley Road, Newport | 3.11 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Limekiln Lane | 1.34 ha | 1974 | Industrial |
| East Of Rock Hollow | 1.01 ha | — | Inert |
| Railway Cutting | 0.79 ha | 1987 | Inert |
| Telford & Wrekin Council Landfill | 0.68 ha | — | Industrial |
| Quarry At Rear Of Hill Top | 0.61 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Sheriffhales Manor | 0.45 ha | 1986 | Inert |
| Lynn Mill Farm | 0.36 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Newport Rugby Club | 0.2 ha | 1991 | Inert |
| Limekiln Lane | 0.2 ha | 1980 | Industrial |
| Tong Quarry | 0.15 ha | — | Waste types not recorded |
| Adjacent To Reservoir | 0.12 ha | — | IndustrialInert |
| Adjacent To Farm Lane | 0.05 ha | 1992 | Inert |
| Bromstead Farm | 0.03 ha | 1986 | IndustrialInert |
What this data does — and doesn't — cover
- Licensed-era records only. Waste licensing began in 1974. Older tips — especially small pre-war ones — are incompletely recorded, so absence from this data does not mean no landfill ever existed here.
- Not the contaminated-land register. Councils hold a separate register of land determined as contaminated. A historic landfill entry is not a contamination determination, and vice versa.
- Boundaries are indicative. Digitised at 1:10,000 scale; some are buffers around a point rather than surveyed edges.
- Not a substitute for a formal environmental search. If you're buying, your conveyancer's environmental search checks this and several other sources.
EA Historic Landfill dataset, October 2025 revision. More on the methodology page.
Common questions
- How many former landfill sites are there in Newport?
- 16 historic (closed) landfill sites are recorded within about 15km of Newport town centre in the Environment Agency's Historic Landfill dataset (October 2025 revision). Pre-1974 sites are incompletely recorded, so the true historical number is likely higher.
- How do I check a specific address in Newport?
- Search the postcode on Landfill Check — you'll see every recorded site within 1km, with distance, direction and waste types, measured to the site boundary.
Nearby areas
Worth reading: buying a house near a former landfill and what the waste types mean.