it was earlier called Northeast or North East Placentia.
The name was formed from "Dunphy's Village" a part of Northeast Placentia.
It is a community that makes up the north-eastern section of the Town of Placentia.
It stretches approximately 8 km along the northern shore of the North-East Arm of Placentia Bay.
It was flooded quite badly by Tropical Storm Chantel on August 1, 2007, when approximately 200 mm of rain fell within 6 hours.