Duffryn
| Duffryn | |
| Monmouthshire | |
|---|---|
 Partridge Way on the Duffryn Estate | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | ST294851 |
| Location: | 51°33’37"N, 3°1’11"W |
| Data | |
| Post town: | Newport |
| Postcode: | NP10 |
| Dialling code: | 01633 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Newport |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Newport West |
Duffryn is a suburb in the south-west of the city of Newport, Monmouthshire named after the township of the ancient parish of Bassaleg in which it is situated. A large part of Duffryn is a council-house estate built on land belonging to Tredegar House. It was completed in 1978 and at the time won several awards for its design. The layout of the estate, as viewed from above, is that of large terraces undulating around a central wooded area. The estate is now a mix of privately owned and social housing owned by Newport City Homes.
The design of the estate is the result of a council competition. It was won by a consortium committed to the theories of planning devised in the architecture department of Cambridge University in the 1960s. The District Amenities Centre that was planned for the south-west corner of the 96-acre site was never built, so the plan of a largely self-sufficient community was not realised.[1]
Duffryn is home to two of Newport's largest secondary schools — the John Frost School, formerly Duffryn High School, which predates the council estate by nearly 20 years and St Joseph's RC High School. In 2006, Duffryn High School was the filming location of the BBC Doctor Who episode "School Reunion", filmed in late-summer 2005.
References
- ↑ Hall, Mike (2010). Monmouthshire Curiosities. ISBN 978-0-7524-4899-2.
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