Tredegar Park ( cy, Parc Tredegyr) is a
community
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(civil parish) of the city of
Newport
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*Newport, Wales
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. It is named after the
nearby park, although the community covers a much smaller area.
Description
The community is bounded by the
Ebbw River to the northeast, the
Great Western Main Line
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to the east, Pencarn Lane to the south, and the grounds of
Tredegar House
Tredegar House (Welsh: ''Tŷ Tredegar'') 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 influe ...
to the northwest. It consists of the 1970s
Duffryn
Duffryn ( cy, Dyffryn) is a large housing estatebr>in the southwest of the city of Newport, Wales, Newport, south Wales comprising a large portion of the Tredegar Park electoral district (ward). Built on land belonging to Tredegar Housebr> it ...
estate and immediate surroundings. Many new private housing estates have been built around Duffryn.
Governance
Until 2022 Tredegar Park was the name of the
electoral ward
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coterminous with the community, surrounded by the
Marshfield ward to the south, west and east. The ward elected one city councillor to
Newport City Council. Following an electoral boundary review, the ward was merged with Marshfield, to become
Tredegar Park and Marshfield Tredegar Park and Marshfield is an electoral ward for Newport City Council in south Wales. It was created in 2022 by combining the former wards of Tredegar Park and Marshfield. It is represented by three city councillors.
Description
The Tredegar P ...
. Three councillors were elected at the
May 2022 election.
References
External links
{{City of Newport
Communities in Newport, Wales
Former wards of Newport, Wales