Allt-yr-yn ( cy, Allt-yr-ynn) is a suburb of the city of Newport, south-east

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Name

Pronounced by English-speaking locals as "Olt-er-reen", the spelling should include two Ns at the end, as "Allt-yr-ynn". The name means "The slope (''allt'') of the

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s (''ynn'' which is the plural of ''onnen'' – ash tree)" in

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Description

Allt-yr-yn forms an

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(district) and coterminous

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(parish) of the city. It is mainly residential and contains many large houses built in the early part of the 20th century. Some of the district is built upon the Ridgeway, Newport, with some of the ward offering views of surrounding areas such as

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. The area is governed by the

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Towards the City Centre, Allt-yr-yn is home to the offices of

, at the Civic Centre, of which its clock tower can be seen for miles around. University of Wales, Newport had a campus located in Allt-yr-yn. It served as the university's Science, IT and Business faculty. before moving to a site with a new £35 million complex on the banks of the

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in central Newport. The new campus formally opened in January 2011. Initially the new campus will house the Newport Business School and design, film and media elements of the Newport School of Art, Media and Design. On the west side of Allt-yr-yn heights there is a Local Nature Reserve containing

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, meadows and five ponds. Between 1934 and the mid-1960s this was home to an open-air swimming baths, and is now managed by a volunteer group known as WING – Wildlife in Newport Group. The nature reserve borders the Crumlin Arm of the Monmouthshire and Brecon Canal which runs parallel to the

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at Allt-yr-yn. Lock 2 has been restored by volunteers and work has started on lock 3. Lock 1 disappeared under road works in Newport early in the 20th century. A permanent military presence was established in the area with the completion of the Cavalry Barracks in 1845. There was once a hospital in the ward, but this was deemed surplus to requirements and the site is now the Allt-yr-yn Heights estate.

References

External links

University of Wales, NewportNewport City News

www.geograph.co.uk : photos of Allt-yr-yn and surrounding area
{{City of Newport Districts of Newport, Wales Wards of Newport, Wales Communities in Newport, Wales Populated places established in the 20th century