Allt-yr-ynn
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  Allt-yr-ynn Location withinNewport | |
| Population | 9,192 (2020 census)[1] |
| OS grid reference | ST295885 |
| Principal area | |
| Country | Wales |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWPORT |
| Postcode district | NP20 |
| Dialling code | 01633 Savoy exchange |
| Police | Gwent |
| Fire | South Wales |
| Ambulance | Welsh |
| UK Parliament | |
| Senedd Cymru – Welsh Parliament | |
51°35′N3°01′W / 51.59°N 3.02°W /51.59; -3.02  Map of the community | |
Allt-yr-yn (Welsh:Allt-yr-ynn) is a suburb of the cityNewport, south-eastWales.
Theofficial standardised spelling of the area's name in both Welsh and English isAllt-yr-ynn,[2] but the last letter is commonly dropped in English spellings.[citation needed] The name is derived fromWelsh toponymical elementsallt (meaning a wooded slope or hillside) andynn (meaningash trees).
Allt-yr-yn forms anelectoral ward (district) and coterminouscommunity (parish) of the city. It is mainly residential and contains many large houses built in the early 20th century. Some of the district is built upon theRidgeway, Newport, with part of the ward offering views of surrounding areas such asTwmbarlwm. The area is governed byNewport City Council.
Towards the city centre, Allt-yr-yn is home to the offices ofNewport City Council, at theCivic Centre, the clock tower of which can be seen for miles around.
University of Wales, Newport had a campus in Allt-yr-yn, serving as the university's Science, IT and Business faculty, before moving to a site with a new £35 million complex on the banks of theRiver Usk in central Newport. The new campus formally opened in January 2011.[3] Initially, the new campus housed the Newport Business School and design, film and media elements of theNewport School of Art, Media and Design.
On the west side of Allt-yr-yn heights is aLocal Nature Reserve containingancient woodland, meadows and five ponds. Between 1934 and the mid-1960s this was home to open-air swimming baths.[4] The nature reserve, managed by the volunteer group WING – Wildlife In Newport Group, borders theCrumlin Arm of theMonmouthshire and Brecon Canal which runs parallel to theM4 Motorway 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.[5]
A permanent military presence was established in the area with the completion of theCavalry Barracks in 1845.[6]
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.
In 2002Nicky Wire, bassist and secondary vocalist of the Welsh alternative rock bandManic Street Preachers, moved with his family to a £500,000 luxury house in Allt-yr-yn.[7]
