Tredegar Park, Newport Explained

Official Name:Tredegar Park
Country:Wales
Population:4,421
Population Ref:(2011 census)[1]
Constituency Westminster:Newport West and Islwyn
Constituency Welsh Assembly:Newport West
Post Town:NEWPORT
Unitary Wales:Newport
Os Grid Reference:ST294852
Coordinates:51.5612°N -3.0199°W
Label Position:left
Postcode Area:NP
Postcode District:NP10 8
Dial Code:01633
Maesglas exchange
Language:English
Language1:Cymraeg (Welsh)

Tredegar Park (Welsh: Parc Tredegyr) is a community (civil parish) of the city of Newport. 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 to the east, Pencarn Lane to the south, and the grounds of Tredegar House to the northwest. It consists of the 1970s Duffryn 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 coterminous with the community, surrounded by the Marshfield ward to the south, west and east.[2] The ward elected one city councillor to Newport City Council.[3] Following an electoral boundary review, the ward was merged with Marshfield, to become Tredegar Park and Marshfield. Three councillors were elected at the May 2022 election.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Newport ward 2011. 5 April 2015.
  2. https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ Election Maps
  3. https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/15205773.COUNCIL_ELECTION_2017__Newport_nominations/ "Council Election 2017: Newport nominations"
  4. News: The key battlegrounds where the Newport council election could be won and lost . Wales Online . 27 April 2022 . 22 August 2022 .