Newport most commonly refers to: *

Newport, Wales Newport ( cy, Casnewydd; ) is a city and Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county borough in Wales, situated on the River Usk close to its confluence with the Severn Estuary, northeast of Cardiff. With a population of 145,700 at the 2 ...

Newport, Rhode Island Newport is an American seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island. It is located in Narragansett Bay, approximately southeast of Providence, Rhode Island, Providence, south of Fall River, Massachusetts, south of Boston, ...

, US Newport or New Port may also refer to:

Places

Asia

Newport City, Metro Manila Newport City is a 25-hectare (62-acre) township development situated next to the Villamor golf course and Terminal 3 of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) in Metro Manila, Philippines. Awarded as the Mixed-Use Development of the Year ...

, a Philippine district in Pasay

Europe

Ireland

Newport, County Mayo Newport (), historically known as Ballyveaghan and for many years also known as Newport-Pratt, is a small town in the barony of Burrishoole, County Mayo, Ireland. The population was 626 in 2016. It is located on the west coast of Ireland, along ...

, a town on the island's west coast *

Newport, County Tipperary Newport (, formerly ) is a town in County Tipperary in Ireland. It is in the barony of Owney and Arra. At the 2016 Census the population was 1,995. Location It is located approximately 8 km from Birdhill and 16 km from Limerick. T ...

, an inland town on Newport river

United Kingdom

= England

= *

Newport, Cornwall Newport ( kw, Porthnowyth) is a suburb of the town of Launceston in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Originally a separate settlement, Newport is immediately north of the town from which it is separated by the River Kensey. Until the early ...

Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency) Newport was a rotten borough situated in Cornwall. It is now the suburb of Newport within the town of Launceston, which was itself also a parliamentary borough at the same period. It is also referred to as Newport Iuxta Launceston, to distingui ...

Newport, Devon Newport is an area of Barnstaple, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England, situated one mile south-east of the historic centre of Barnstaple, between that town and Bishops Tawton, on the east side of the River Taw. It is now ...

, in Barnstaple *

Newport, East Riding of Yorkshire Newport is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is approximately east of the market town of Howden. It lies on the B1230 road to the south of the M62 motorway and on the banks of the Market Weighton Canal. A ...

Newport, Essex Newport is a large village in Essex near Saffron Walden. The village has a population of over 2,000, measured at 2,352 at the 2011 census. Located approximately 41 miles (66 kilometres) north of London, the village is situated amongst the a ...

Newport, Gloucestershire Newport is a village in Alkington parish, Gloucestershire, England. Located along the A38 road roughly halfway between Bristol and Gloucester. It is located about a mile south-east of Berkeley and just north of Woodford. It is on the Doverte B ...

Newport, Isle of Wight Newport is the county town of the Isle of Wight, an island county off the south coast of England. The town is slightly north of the centre of the island, and is in the civil parish of Newport and Carisbrooke. It has a quay at the head of the nav ...

Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency) Newport was a parliamentary borough located in Newport (Isle of Wight), which was abolished in for the 1885 general election. It was occasionally referred to by the alternative name of Medina. (Prior to the Great Reform Act of 1832 there wa ...

Newport and Carisbrooke Newport and Carisbrooke, formerly just Newport is a civil parish on the Isle of Wight, in the county of the Isle of Wight, England. The parish includes the settlements of Newport, Carisbrooke, Apesdown, Barton, Bowcombe, Clatterford, Cross Lan ...

, a civil parish formerly called just "Newport" *

Newport, Shropshire Newport is a constituent market town in Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England. It lies north of Telford, west of Stafford, and is near the Shropshire-Staffordshire border. The 2001 census recorded 10,814 people living in the town's parish ...

** Newport Rural District **

Newport (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency) Newport (Shropshire) is a former United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency for the town of Newport, Shropshire. It was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1885 to 1918. It elected one Member of ...

* Newport, Somerset, a hamlet in the parish of North Curry * Newport, Dorset, in

Bloxworth Bloxworth is a village and civil parish in the English county of Dorset, within Wareham Forest on the A35 road west of Poole. In the 2011 census the civil parish had 80 households and a population of 200. Bloxworth Heath is home to Woolsbarrow ...

* Newport, Norfolk, in

Hemsby Hemsby is a village, seaside resort and civil parish in the county of Norfolk, England. It is situated some north of the town of Great Yarmouth.Ordnance Survey (2005). ''OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads''. . In the 2001 census Hemsby had a ...

Newport Hundred Newport Hundred was a hundred in the county of Buckinghamshire, England. It encompassed the north of the county, enclosed by the counties of Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire and the Buckinghamshire hundreds of Aylesbury and Buckingham. It wa ...

, Buckinghamshire, a defunct hundred *

Newport Pagnell Newport Pagnell is a town and civil parish in the City of Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, England. The Office for National Statistics records Newport Pagnell as part of the Milton Keynes urban area. It is separated from the rest of the urban ...

, Buckinghamshire

= Scotland

= *

Newport, Caithness Newport is a small remote village on the eastern shore of Caithness, Scottish Highlands and is in the Scottish council area of Highland. Ramscraig lies 1 mile northeast along the A9 road coast road, with Dunbeath Dunbeath ( gd, Dùn Bheith ...

, a small hamlet *

Newport-on-Tay Newport-on-Tay is a small town in the north-east of Fife in Scotland, acting as a Commuting, commuter suburb for Dundee. The Fife Coastal Path passes through Newport-on-Tay. The area itself is surrounded by views of the two bridges that cross the ...

, Fife

= Wales

= *

, a city and county borough in South Wales **

District of Newport , Image= , image_map= Newport au pays de Galles (1974-1996).svg , image_map_caption= Newport shown within Wales , HQ= Newport Civic Centre , Status= Borough , Start= 1974 , End= ...

, 1974–1996 (defunct) **

Newport (Monmouthshire) (UK Parliament constituency) Newport was a borough constituency in Monmouthshire from 1918 to 1983. It returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system. The constituency was c ...

, 1918–1983 *

Newport, Pembrokeshire Newport ( cy, Trefdraeth, meaning: "town by the beach") is a town, parish, community, electoral ward and ancient port of ''Parrog'', on the Pembrokeshire coast in West Wales at the mouth of the River Nevern ( cy, Afon Nyfer) in the Pembrokeshire ...

, West Wales

North America

Canada

Newport, Quebec Newport is a municipality of about 700 people in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. Newport has a small town called Island Brook. On July 24, 2002, the then-township of Newport was amalgamated into the city ...

, in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality *

Newport, Chandler, Quebec Newport was a former municipality in Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine () is an administrative region of Quebec consisting of the Gaspé Peninsula (''Gaspés ...

Newport, Newfoundland and Labrador Newport is a settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province compris ...

Newport, Nova Scotia Brooklyn is a Canadian rural community located in western Hants County, Nova Scotia with a population of 916 people in 201 The community was Nelegakumik by the Mi'kmaq people, Mi'kmaq Nation (meaning "broken snowshoes"). Brooklyn is unusual in ...

Newport Corner, Nova Scotia Newport Corner is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia, located in the Municipal District of West Hants. See also *Naval Radio Station Newport Corner Naval Radio Section Newport Corner (NRS Newport Corner) is a Canadian Forces nav ...

* Newport Landing, Nova Scotia *

Newport Station, Nova Scotia Newport Station is a community in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova S ...

* Newport, Ontario

Jamaica

* Newport, Jamaica, the location of Bethabara Moravian Church

United States

Newport, Arkansas Newport is a city in and the county seat of Jackson County, Arkansas, United States located on the White River northeast of Little Rock. The population was 7,879 at the 2010 census. Newport is home to a campus of the Arkansas State University ...

Newport, California Newport is an unincorporated community in Mendocino County, California. It is located on California State Route 1 near the Pacific OceanDeLorme ''California Atlas & Gazetteer'' (2008) Yarmouth, Maine p.47 south of Westport, at an elevation of ...

Newport Beach, California Newport Beach is a coastal city in South Orange County, California. Newport Beach is known for swimming and sandy beaches. Newport Harbor once supported maritime industries however today, it is used mostly for recreation. Balboa Island, Newport ...

Newport Coast, Newport Beach Newport Coast is a community south of the main body of the city of Newport Beach, California. It was a separate census-designated place in Orange County, California, United States, until 2001, when it was annexed into Newport Beach. Newport Be ...

, California *

Newport, Delaware Newport is a town in New Castle County, Delaware, United States. It is on the Christina River. It is best known for being the home of colonial inventor Oliver Evans. The population was 1,055 at the 2010 census. Four limited access highways, I-95 ...

* Newport, Florida (disambiguation) * Newport, Georgia, see

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Newport, Illinois Newport is a community located within the city of Madison in Madison County, Illinois, United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily locat ...

Newport, Indiana Newport is a town in Vermillion Township, Vermillion County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 515 at the 2010 census. The town is the county seat of Vermillion County. History A post office has been in operation at Newport since ...

* Newport, Iowa, see Muscatine, Iowa micropolitan area#Unincorporated places *

Fountain City, Indiana Fountain City, formerly Newport, is a town in New Garden Township, Wayne County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. The population was 796 at the 2010 census. History Fountain City was originally called New Garden, and under the latter name was laid ...

, originally named "Newport" *

Newport, Kentucky Newport is a list of Kentucky cities, home rule-class city at the confluence of the Ohio River, Ohio and Licking River (Kentucky), Licking rivers in Campbell County, Kentucky, Campbell County, Kentucky. The population was 15,273 at the 2010 United ...

Newport, Maine Newport is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 3,133 at the 2020 census. The town's borders surround the shoreline of Sebasticook Lake. History The town was settled about 1808 as East Pond Plantation, then inco ...

, a New England town ** Newport (CDP), Maine, the main village in the town *

Newport, Charles County, Maryland Newport is an unincorporated community in Charles County, Maryland, United States. Sarum was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often re ...

Newport, Michigan Newport is an unincorporated community in Monroe County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Berlin Charter Township. As an unincorporated community, Newport has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics o ...

Newport, Minnesota Newport is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 3,797 at the 2020 census. According to 2021 census estimates, the city is estimated to have a population of 4,328. History Newport was platted in 1857. A post ...

* Newport, Mississippi, see

Mississippi Highway 3 Mississippi Highway 3 (MS 3) is a north–south Mississippi state highway, located entirely within the Mississippi Delta region, running from Redwood, Mississippi, Redwood to Lake Cormorant, Mississippi, Lake Cormorant, both at an intersecti ...

Newport, Missouri Newport is an unincorporated community in Barton County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. History Newport was plat In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. Unit ...

Newport, Nebraska '' Newport is a village in Rock County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 97 at the 2010 census. History Newport was established ''circa' 1880 when the railroad was extended to that point. It took its name from the Newport bridge ov ...

Newport, New Hampshire Newport is a town in and the county seat of Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. It is west-northwest of Concord, the state capital. The population of Newport was 6,299 at the 2020 census. A covered bridge is in the northwest. The area ...

, a New England town **

Newport (CDP), New Hampshire Newport is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the main village and surrounding rural land in the New England town, town of Newport, New Hampshire, Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The ...

, the main village in the town *

Newport, New Jersey (disambiguation) Newport, New Jersey may refer to: * Newport, Cumberland County, New Jersey * Newport, Hunterdon County, New Jersey *Newport, Jersey City Newport is a master-planned, mixed-use community in Downtown Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, consi ...

Newport, New York Newport is a town in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 2,302 at the 2010 census. The town, located on the western edge of the county, contains the village of Newport. The town is northeast of Utica. History The fi ...

, a town **

Newport (village), New York Newport is a village in Herkimer County, New York, United States. The population was 640 at the 2010 census. The village is in the eastern part of the town of Newport and is northeast of Utica. History The early community was known as the "B ...

, within the town of Newport *

Newport, North Carolina Newport is a town in Carteret County, North Carolina, Carteret County, North Carolina, United States. The population was 4,510 at the 2010 census. History Newport was officially chartered in 1866. Although the crossroads community on the Newport R ...

* Newport, Ohio (disambiguation) * Newport, Oklahoma *

Newport, Oregon Newport is a city in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. It was incorporated in 1882, though the name dates back to the establishment of a post office in 1868. Newport was named for Newport, Rhode Island. As of the 2010 census, the city had ...

Newport, Pennsylvania Newport is a borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,487 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Newport was originally known as Ryder's Ferry, as ...

, in Perry County * Newport, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, see List of places in Pennsylvania: N *

Newport Creek Newport Creek is a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is in length. Named tributaries of the creek include South Branch Newport Creek. The entire watershed of Newport Creek is considered b ...

, a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania *

Newport County, Rhode Island Newport County is one of five counties located in the U.S. state of Rhode Island. As of the 2020 census, the population was 85,643. It is also one of the seven regions of Rhode Island. The county was created in 1703. Like all of the counties in ...

Newport, South Carolina Newport is a census-designated place in York County, South Carolina. Most of Newport is annexed into the city of Rock Hill, while parts are still located in unincorporated York County, but Newport is still considered to be a census-designated pla ...

Newport, Tennessee Newport is a city in and the county seat of Cocke County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 6,945 at the 2010 census, down from 7,242 at the 2000 census. The estimated population in 2018 was 6,801. It is located along the Pigeon Ri ...

* Newport, Texas *

Newport (city), Vermont Newport is a city and the county seat of Orleans County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 4,455. The city contains the second-largest population of any municipality in the county (only neighboring Derby is larger ...

Newport (town), Vermont Newport is a town in Orleans County, Vermont, in the United States. The population was 1,526 at the 2020 census. The town is referred to by the United States Postal Service and the media as Newport Center, the name of the main settlement of t ...

, surrounding the city of Newport *

Newport, Virginia (disambiguation) Newport, Virginia may refer to several places: *Newport, Augusta County, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Augusta County *Newport, Giles County, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Giles County *Newport, Page County, Virginia, an uninco ...

Newport News, Virginia Newport News () is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. At the 2020 census, the population was 186,247. Located in the Hampton Roads region, it is the 5th most populous city in Virginia and 140th most populous city in the Uni ...

Newport, Washington Newport is a city in and the county seat of Pend Oreille County, Washington, United States. The population was 2,126 at the 2010 census. History Newport was given its name in 1890 because it was selected as a landing site for the first steam ...

* Newport, Bellevue, Washington * Newport, West Virginia *

Newport, Wisconsin Newport is a town in Columbia County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 681 at the 2000 census. The ghost town of Moe Settlement was located in the town. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total are ...

Oceania

Australia

Newport, New South Wales Newport is a suburb of northern Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia, in the local government area of Northern Beaches Council. It is part of the Northern Beaches region. History Prior to European colonisation, the Newport area was ...

Newport, Queensland Newport is a coastal suburb in the Moreton Bay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Newport had a population of 2,964 people. Geography Newport is at the north of the Redcliffe Peninsula, approximately north-northeast of Brisbane, the st ...

New Port, South Australia New Port is a north-western suburb of Adelaide. It was created in 2007 from parts of the suburbs of Birkenhead, Ethelton, Glanville and Semaphore Park. The name "Newport Quays" had been requested but this was not supported by the relevant gove ...

Newport, Victoria Newport is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hobsons Bay local government area. Newport recorded a population of 13,658 at the 2021 census. Newport is a ...

New Zealand

Opua Opua is a locality in the Bay of Islands, in the sub-tropical Northland Region of New Zealand. It is notable as the first port for overseas yachts arriving in the country after crossing the Pacific Ocean. In the original 1870s plans for the ...

, originally named Newport

People

Persons with the surname, Newport

Andrew Newport Andrew Newport JP (baptised 30 November 1622 – 11 September 1699), styled The Honourable from 1642, was an English Tory politician, courtier and royalist. Background He was the second son of Richard Newport, 1st Baron Newport, and his wife R ...

, 17th-century English Tory politician, courtier and royalist *

Andrew Newport (died 1611) Andrew Newport (1563–buried 5 April 1611) was an English politician. Newport was the fourth but second surviving son of Sir Richard Newport (died 1570) of High Ercall, Shropshire, and his wife Margaret, daughter and heiress of Sir Thomas B ...

, English politician * Cal Newport (1982–) American non-fiction author and associate professor of computer science *

Christopher Newport Christopher Newport (1561–1617) was an English seaman and privateer. He is best known as the captain of the ''Susan Constant'', the largest of three ships which carried settlers for the Virginia Company in 1607 on the way to found the settle ...

, late 16th-century English seaman and privateer *

Elissa L. Newport Elissa Lee Newport is a Professor of Neurology and Director of the Center for Brain Plasticity and Recovery at Georgetown University. She specializes in language acquisition and developmental psycholinguistics, focusing on the relationship bet ...

, professor of neurology at Georgetown University *Sister

Esther Newport Religious sisters, Sister Esther Newport, S.P., (1901–1986) was an American painter, sculptor, and art educator who founded the Catholic Art Association and served as the founding editor of the Christian Social Art Quarterly. Biography She was b ...

(1901–1986), American painter, sculptor and art educator who founded the Catholic Art Association *

Francis Newport (fl. 1559) Francis Newport ( fl. 1559) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Droitwich Droitwich Spa (often abbreviated to Droitwich ) is an historic spa town in the Wychavon district in northern Worcestershir ...

, English politician *

Francis Newport (died 1623) Sir Francis Newport (ca. 1555 – 6 March 1623) was an English politician. Francis was born the eldest son of Sir Richard Newport and the brother of Andrew. He was educated at Shrewsbury School (1569–1571) and Magdalen College, Oxford (15 ...

, English politician *

Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford PC (23 February 1620 – 19 September 1708), styled The Honourable between 1642 and 1651, was an English soldier, courtier and Whig politician. Background Born at Wroxeter, he was the eldest son of Richard ...

, late 17th-century English soldier, courtier and Whig politician *

George Newport George Newport Fellow of the Royal Society, FRS (4 February 1803, Canterbury – 7 April 1854, London) was a prominent English entomologist. He is especially noted for his studies utilizing the microscope and his skills in dissection. Biography ...

, 19th-century English entomologist * George Newport (cricketer), played first-class cricket for Somerset in 1902 and 1904 *

Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford (8 August 1683 – 25 December 1734) was an England, English peer and British Whig Party, Whig politician who sat in the British House of Commons, House of Commons between 1706 and 1722. Newport was the eldest ...

(1683–1734), 18th-century English peer and Whig politician *

Sir John Newport, 1st Baronet Sir John Newport, 1st Baronet (24 October 1756 – 9 February 1843) was an Anglo-Irish Whig politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer of Ireland. Life Born on 24 October 1756, he was the son of Simon Newport, a banker at Waterford, ...

, Anglo-Irish politician *

Phil Newport Philip John Newport (born 11 October 1962 in High Wycombe) is a former English first-class cricketer, who played primarily as a seam and swing bowler. Newport was a stalwart of Worcestershire County Cricket Club for most of the 1980s and 19 ...

, former English cricketer *

Richard Newport (bishop) Richard Newport was a medieval Bishop of London. Newport was elected 27 January 1317 and consecrated on 15 May 1317. He died on 24 August 1318.Fryde, et al. ''Handbook of British Chronology'' p. 258 Citations References * ...

(died 1318), English Bishop of London *

Richard Newport (died 1570) Sir Richard Newport (by 1511–12 September 1570) was an English landowner and politician of Shropshire origin, prominent regionally during the mid-Tudor and early Elizabethan periods . Background Richard Newport was the eldest son of Thomas ...

, MP for Shropshire *

Richard Newport, 1st Baron Newport Richard Newport, 1st Baron Newport (7 May 1587 – 8 February 1651). was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1614 and 1629. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War and was ...

(1587–1651), English peer, MP for Shropshire in 1614, 1624–1629 and for Shrewsbury *

Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford PC (3 September 1644 – 14 June 1723), styled The Honourable from 1651 to 1694 and subsequently Viscount Newport until 1708, was an English peer and Whig politician. Background He was the oldest son of ...

(1644–1723), English peer and MP for Shropshire 1670–1685 and 1689–1698 *

Richard Newport (MP) Richard Newport (28 July 1685 – 3 December 1716), styled The Honourable from 1708, was a Great Britain, British politician. Background Newport was the second son of Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford, and his wife Mary Wilbraham, daughter ...

(1685–1716), English MP for (Much) Wenlock and son of the 2nd Earl of Bradford * Richard Spicer alias Newport (died c. 1435), MP for Portsmouth *

Stephen Newport Stephen Newport (born 5 November 1965) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne and St Kilda in the Australian Football League (AFL). After missing out on a Grand Final appearance in 1987, when Gary Buckenara kicked ...

, Australian rules footballer *

Thomas Newport, 1st Baron Torrington Thomas Newport, 1st Baron Torrington (c. 1655 – 27 May 1719), styled The Honourable from 1675 until 1716, was an English barrister and Whig politician who sat in the English and British House of Commons between 1695 and 1716 when he was raised ...

(c. 1655 – 1719), English MP for Ludlow, Winchelse, (Much) Wenlock and Teller of the Exchequer *

Thomas Newport, 4th Earl of Bradford Thomas Newport, 4th Earl of Bradford (c. 1696 – 18 April 1762Doyle (1886), p. 208.), was an England, English peer and noble. Newport was the third son of Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford.Collins (1756), p. 158. His mother Mary was the thir ...

(c. 1696 – 1762), English peer *Newport, a slave and later freed servant to

Ezra Stiles Ezra Stiles ( – May 12, 1795) was an American educator, academic, Congregationalist minister, theologian, and author. He is noted as the seventh president of Yale College (1778–1795) and one of the founders of Brown University. According ...

Architecture, buildings, structures

Camp Newport The Salvation Army has maintained camps in various locations throughout Canada. While some of these sites have ceased operation over the years, many are still in operation. Active camps Camp Sunrise is a camp near Gibsons in British Columbia. Cap ...

, a Salvation Army camp in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada *

Newport (HBLR station) Newport most commonly refers to: *Newport, Wales *Newport, Rhode Island, US Newport or New Port may also refer to: Places Asia * Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay Europe Ireland *Newport, County Mayo, a town on th ...

, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States *

Newport Aquarium The Newport Aquarium is an public aquarium, aquarium located in Newport, Kentucky, United States at Newport on the Levee, across the river from Cincinnati. It has 70 exhibits and 14 galleries, including five seamless acrylic tunnels totaling ov ...

, an aquarium in Newport, Kentucky *Newport Parish Church, former name of

St. Luke's Church (Smithfield, Virginia) St. Luke's Church, also known as Old Brick Church, or Newport Parish Church, is a historic church building, located in the unincorporated community of Benns Church, near Smithfield in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States. It is the ...

, a historical church in Isle of Wight County, Virginia *

Newport Tower (Jersey City) The Newport Tower (also known as Newport Office Center II and 525 Washington Boulevard) in Newport, Jersey City, New Jersey is the seventh tallest building in Jersey City, and eighth tallest in New Jersey. It has 37 floors, is 531 ft (162 m) ...

, the third tallest building in Jersey City, New Jersey *

Newport Tower (Rhode Island) The Newport Tower, also known as the Old Stone Mill, is a round stone tower located in Touro Park in Newport, Rhode Island, the remains of a windmill built in the mid-17th century. It has received attention due to speculation that it is actually ...

, round stone tower located in Touro Park in Newport, Rhode Island *

Rock Island Swing Bridge The Rock Island Swing Bridge was a swing bridge that spanned the Mississippi River between Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota, and St. Paul Park, Minnesota. It was also known as the Newport Rail Bridge, as it had a spur to Newport, Minnesota, and J.A. ...

, also known as the Newport Rail Bridge, an old swing bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minnesota *

Shrewsbury and Newport Canal The Shrewsbury Canal (or Shrewsbury and Newport Canal) was a canal in Shropshire, England. Authorised in 1793, the main line from Trench to Shrewsbury was fully open by 1797, but it remained isolated from the rest of the canal network until 183 ...

, a former canal in Shropshire, England, awaiting restoration

Educational institutions

* Newport High School (disambiguation), various secondary schools *

Christopher Newport University Christopher Newport University (CNU) is a public university in Newport News, Virginia. It was founded in 1960 and is named after Christopher Newport, captain of Susan Constant, one of the ships which carried settlers of Jamestown, Virginia, Jam ...

University of Wales, Newport The University of Wales, Newport ( cy, Prifysgol Cymru, Casnewydd), was a university based in Newport, South Wales, before the merger that formed the University of South Wales in April 2013. The university had two campuses in Newport, Caerleon ...

Fictional places

*New Port City, fictional megacities where ''

Ghost in the Shell ''Ghost in the Shell'' is a Japanese cyberpunk media franchise based on the seinen manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. The manga, first serialized in 1989 under the subtitle of ''The Ghost in the Shell'' ...

'' and ''

Dominion The term ''Dominion'' is used to refer to one of several self-governing nations of the British Empire. "Dominion status" was first accorded to Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Newfoundland, South Africa, and the Irish Free State at the 1926 ...

'', two manga series by Masamune Shirow, are mostly set *Newport, fictional city on the west coast of North America in ''

The Longest Journey ''The Longest Journey'' ( nb, Den Lengste Reisen) is a magical realism, magical realist Adventure game, point-and-click adventure video game developed by Norway, Norwegian studio Funcom for Microsoft Windows and released in 1999. The game was a ...

'' and ''

Dreamfall ''Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'' ( nb, Drømmefall: Den Lengste Reisen) is an adventure video game developed by Funcom for Microsoft Windows and Xbox platforms in April 2006. On 1 March 2007, a sequel entitled ''Dreamfall Chapters'' was announc ...

'' *New Port, a fictional city where superheroes have been outlawed by its criminal ruler,

Bomb Queen Bomb Queen is an American fictional comic book character, created by Jimmie Robinson. She first appeared in Image Comics' ''Bomb Queen'' Vol. 1, #1, and has subsequently appeared in eight limited series, four single-issue specials, and a crossover ...

, in the Image Comics universe *Newport, California, where the popular TV series ''

The O.C. ''The O.C. '' is an American teen drama television series created by Josh Schwartz that originally aired on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seaso ...

'' takes place (loosely based on the non-fictional Orange County, California city of Newport Beach)

Music

Newport Jazz Festival The Newport Jazz Festival is an annual American multi-day jazz music festival held every summer in Newport, Rhode Island. Elaine Lorillard established the festival in 1954, and she and husband Louis Lorillard financed it for many years. They hire ...

, in Newport, Rhode Island, also referred to sometimes as simply Newport, especially in the titles of some recordings of performers at the festival *

Newport Folk Festival Newport Folk Festival is an annual American folk-oriented music festival in Newport, Rhode Island, which began in 1959 as a counterpart to the Newport Jazz Festival. It was one of the first modern music festivals in America, and remains a foca ...

, in Newport, Rhode Island, sometimes referred to as simply Newport * "Newport Living" (song), by the American power pop band Cute Is What We Aim For *

Newport Music Hall Newport Music Hall is a music venue located in the University District of Columbus, Ohio, across the street from the Ohio Union of the Ohio State University. It is "America's Longest Continually Running Rock Club". History Newport Music Hall op ...

, a music venue located in Columbus, Ohio *

Music of Newport The Newport music scene, in and around Wales' third city, has been well documented and acclaimed for cultivating bands, singers, and famous music venues. It has been traditionally a rock city since the 1970s, but it has evolved over the years ...

, in Wales, noted for 1980s and 1990s indie acts and venues

Sport

* Newport City F.C. * Newport County A.F.C. * Newport Gwent Dragons, a former name of

Dragons RFC Dragons RFC ( cy, Dreigiau) are one of the four professional rugby union regional teams in Wales. They are owned by the Welsh Rugby Union and play their home games at Rodney Parade, Newport and at other grounds around the region. They play in ...

, a Welsh rugby union team * Newport HSOB RFC *

Newport International Sports Village Newport International Sports Village is a multi-sport complex located at Lliswerry in the South East of the city of Newport, South Wales. It is known locally as Spytty Park, the name coming from the original Spytty Fields on which it is built. ...

Newport (IOW) F.C. Newport (Isle of Wight) Football Club is a semi-pro football club based in Newport on the Isle of Wight, England. They are currently members of the and they currently groundshare at Ryde Saints` Smallbrook Stadium. History The club was esta ...

* Newport Nocturne *

Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club Newport RUFC is an English rugby team based at the Old Showground, just outside the town of Newport, Shropshire. They currently play in the National League 2 West, a fourth tier league in the English rugby union system. Current standings Hist ...

Newport Saracens RFC Newport Saracens RFC are a Welsh rugby union club based in Newport in South Wales. The club is a member of the Welsh Rugby Union and is a feeder club for the Newport Gwent Dragons. The club was founded in the 1932/33 and after disbanding durin ...

Newport RFC Newport Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Casnewydd) is a Welsh rugby union club based in the city of Newport, South Wales. They presently play in the Welsh Premier Division. Until 2021 Newport RFC were based at Rodney Parade situated on t ...

Newport Wasps Newport Wasps were a British motorcycle speedway team based in Newport, South Wales from 1964 to 2012. They were the 1999 Conference League champions. The Wasp logo incorporates the traditional black and amber colours of the City of Newport. ...

Transport

Newport Bus Newport Bus (the operating name of Newport Transport Limited) is the main provider of bus services in the city of Newport, Wales. A limited company whose shares are wholly owned by Newport City Council, it is one of the few remaining munici ...

, bus services * Newport station (disambiguation), railway and bus stations *

Chrysler Newport The Newport was a name used by Chrysler for both a hardtop body designation and also for its lowest priced model between 1961 and 1981. Chrysler first used the Newport name on a 1940 show car, of which five vehicles were produced. The Newport co ...

, a vehicle manufactured by the Chrysler Corporation from 1961–1981 *

Nieuport Nieuport, later Nieuport-Delage, was a French aeroplane company that primarily built racing aircraft before World War I and fighter aircraft during World War I and between the wars. History Beginnings Originally formed as Nieuport-Duplex in ...

, French airplane manufacturer

Watercraft

* Newport Ship, known as the Newport Medieval Ship * Newport (steamboat), American steamboat built in 1908 *, U.S. navy tank landing ship in commission from 1969 to 1992 *, more than one U.S. navy ship *

HMS Newport Four ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS ''Newport'' after the Welsh city of Newport: * was a 24-gun sixth rate captured by the French in 1694. * HMS ''Newport'' was a 24-gun sixth rate launched in 1695 as . She was renamed HMS ' ...

, more than one Royal Navy ship * Newport 20, an American sailboat design *

Newport 30 The Newport 30 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1968. The design is out of production. The Newport 30 design was developed into the Newport 31 in 1987. Production The boat was built by Lindsay Plast ...

, an American sailboat design * Newport 31, an American sailboat design * Newport 33, an American sailboat design

Other uses

Newport (cigarette) Newport is an American brand of menthol cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. The brand was originally named for the seaport of Newport, Rhode Island. History Newport was launched in 1957 by the Lo ...

, cigarette brand produced by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company * Newport (Martian crater), on Mars *

Newport (Worship Team) Newport is a contemporary Christian and worship team from Orange County, California. The team was formed as a part of Newport Church by Jonathan and Dianne Wilson, former associate pastors of Hillsong Church in Australia, in 2006. The leadership ...

, a contemporary Christian and worship team from Orange County, California, United States * Newport (Ymerodraeth State of Mind), a parody of the Jay-Z and Alicia Keys song "Empire State of Mind," *The

Newport Rising The Newport Rising was the last large-scale armed rising in Wales, by Chartists whose demands included democracy and the right to vote with a secret ballot. On Monday 4 November 1839, approximately 4,000 Chartist sympathisers, under the lead ...

, the last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain, in 1839 *

Newport Show Newport Show is held at Chetwynd Deer Park at Chetwynd, Shropshire, England, between Newport and Edgmond. History On 24 August 1889, a circular was sent out by Mr W H Burton, Chairman of Furber and Burton Auctioneers (later to become Davies ...

, an agricultural show in Shropshire, England *

Newport Television Newport Television, LLC was a television station holding company founded by Providence Equity Partners and Sandy DiPasquale in 2007 to acquire the television stations owned by Clear Channel Communications. History In September 2007, Newport ag ...

, a media conglomerate