Duffryn (Welsh:Dyffryn) is a largehousing estate in the southwest of the city ofNewport, southWales comprising a large portion of theTredegar Park electoral district (ward). Built on land belonging toTredegar 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 long, curved terraces undulating around a central wooded area. Originally acouncil estate, Duffryn is now a mix of private ownership and Newport City Homes RSL (Registered Social Landlord) properties.
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 ofCambridge 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]
Despite the relative recent development of the estate, the name Duffryn is an ancient name for the widertownship of the ancient parish ofBassaleg.
There are three secondary schools in Duffryn:John Frost School,St. Joseph's RC High School and theWelsh-mediumYsgol Gyfun Gwent Is Coed. In 2006, John Frost School (known then as Duffryn High School) was the filming location of theDoctor Who episodeSchool Reunion, filmed in late-summer 2005.
The majority of the estate is heated by adistrict heating system which is fuelled bybiomass.[2]
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