Tredegar Park ( cy, Parc Tredegyr) is a
community
A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, ...
(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
The Ebbw River (; cy, Afon Ebwy) is a river in South Wales which gives its name to the town of Ebbw Vale. The Ebbw River is joined by the Ebbw Fach River ( Welsh: Afon Ebwy Fach meaning 'little Ebbw river') at Aberbeeg. The Ebbw Fach is itself ...
to the northeast, the
Great Western Main Line 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 infl ...
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. The ward elected one city councillor to
Newport City Council
Newport City Council () is the governing body for Newport, one of the Principal Areas of Wales. It consists of 51 councillors, who represent the city's 20 wards.
The council is currently, and has historically been, held by the Labour Party. ...
. 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.
References
External links
{{City of Newport
Communities in Newport, Wales
Former wards of Newport, Wales