Newport most commonly refers to: *

Newport, Wales Newport ( cy, Casnewydd; ) is a city and 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 2011 census, Newport is the third-largest a ...

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. ...

, 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, 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 na ...

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 paris ...

** 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 Woolsbar ...

* 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, 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 Ramscraig is a small scattered crofting hamlet, located 2 miles southwest from Dunbeath, in e ...

, a small hamlet *

Newport-on-Tay Newport-on-Tay is a small town in the north-east of Fife in Scotland, acting as a 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 River Tay ...

, 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 cre ...

, 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 Pembrokesh ...

, 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 Rocher-Percé is a regional county municipality in the Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec, Canada. Its seat is Chandler. Prior to July 17, 1999 ...

* Newport, Newfoundland and Labrador *

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 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 Sc ...

* 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, 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 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- ...

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

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zip code !Upper zip code , - , Ida Cason Gardens, Georgia, Ida Cason Gardens , 1 , Harris County, Georgia, Harris County , , , - , Ida ...

* Newport, Illinois *

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 home rule-class city at the confluence of the Ohio and Licking rivers in Campbell County, Kentucky. The population was 15,273 at the 2010 census. Historically, it was one of four county seats of Campbell County. Newport is a majo ...

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, 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, Nebraska *

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 ar ...

, 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 town of Newport, Sullivan County, New Hampshire, United States. The population of the CDP was 4,735 at the 2020 census, out of 6,299 in 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, 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 River was known by that name decad ...

* 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 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 stea ...

* 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 are ...

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 gov ...

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), 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), 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 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 He was the first of four c ...

, 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 English peer and Whig politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1706 and 1722. Newport was the eldest son of Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford and his ...

(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), MP for Shropshire *Richard Newport, 1st Baron Newport (1587–1651), English peer, MP for Shropshire in 1614, 1624–1629 and for Shrewsbury *Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford (1644–1723), English peer and MP for Shropshire 1670–1685 and 1689–1698 *Richard Newport (MP) (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, Australian rules footballer *Thomas Newport, 1st Baron Torrington (c. 1655 – 1719), English MP for Ludlow, Winchelse, (Much) Wenlock and Teller of the Exchequer *Thomas Newport, 4th Earl of Bradford (c. 1696 – 1762), English peer *Newport, a slave and later freed servant to Ezra Stiles

Architecture, buildings, structures

*Camp Newport, a Salvation Army camp in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada *Newport (HBLR station), Jersey City, New Jersey, United States *Newport Aquarium, an aquarium in Newport, Kentucky *Newport Parish Church, former name of St. Luke's Church (Smithfield, Virginia), a historical church in Isle of Wight County, Virginia *Newport Tower (Jersey City), the third tallest building in Jersey City, New Jersey *Newport Tower (Rhode Island), round stone tower located in Touro Park in Newport, Rhode Island *Rock Island Swing Bridge, also known as the Newport Rail Bridge, an old swing bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minnesota *Shrewsbury and Newport Canal, a former canal in Shropshire, England, awaiting restoration

Educational institutions

* Newport High School (disambiguation), various secondary schools * Christopher Newport University * University of Wales, Newport

Fictional places

*New Port City, fictional megacities where ''Ghost in the Shell'' and ''Dominion (manga), Dominion'', two manga series by Masamune Shirow, are mostly set *Newport, fictional city on the west coast of North America in ''The Longest Journey'' and ''Dreamfall'' *New Port, a fictional city where superheroes have been outlawed by its criminal ruler, Bomb Queen, in the Image Comics universe *Newport, California, where the popular TV series ''The O.C.'' takes place (loosely based on the non-fictional Orange County, California city of Newport Beach)

Music

*Newport Jazz Festival, 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, in Newport, Rhode Island, sometimes referred to as simply Newport *Newport Living (song), "Newport Living" (song), by the American power pop band Cute Is What We Aim For *Newport Music Hall, a music venue located in Columbus, Ohio *Music of Newport, 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, a Welsh rugby union team *Newport HSOB RFC *Newport International Sports Village *Newport (IOW) F.C. *Newport Nocturne *Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club *Newport Saracens RFC *Newport RFC *Newport Wasps

Transport

*Newport Bus, bus services *Newport station (disambiguation), railway and bus stations *Chrysler Newport, a vehicle manufactured by the Chrysler Corporation from 1961–1981 *Nieuport, 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, more than one Royal Navy ship *Newport 20, an American sailboat design *Newport 30, an American sailboat design *Newport 31, an American sailboat design *Newport 33, an American sailboat design

Other uses

*Newport (cigarette), cigarette brand produced by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company *Newport (Martian crater), on Mars *Newport (Worship Team), 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 last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain, in 1839 *Newport Show, an agricultural show in Shropshire, England *Newport Television, a media conglomerate