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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-larges ...
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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, south of Fall River, Massachusetts, south of Boston, and northeast of New Yor ...
, US Newport or New Port may also refer to:


Places


Asia

* Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay


Europe


Ireland

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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 ...
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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. ...
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United Kingdom


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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 earl ...
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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 p ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 Woodford may refer to: ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Newport Rural District {{coord, 52.769, -2.379, display=title, region:GB_scale:10000 Newport was a rural district in Shropshire, England from 1894 to 1934. It was formed under the Local Government Act 1894 from that part of the Newport rural sanitary district which ...
** Newport (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency) * Newport, Somerset, a hamlet in the parish of North Curry * Newport, Dorset, in Bloxworth * 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 Ta ...
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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-larges ...
, a city and county borough in South Wales **
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, 1974–1996 (defunct) ** Newport (Monmouthshire) (UK Parliament constituency), 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 Pembroke ...
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North America


Canada

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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 cit ...
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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 ...
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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 compri ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Newport Landing, Nova Scotia Newport Landing is a community in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada, located in the Municipal District of West Hants. This community is also known as Avondale, and has civic signage listed for both names. The historical name was 'Newport Landin ...
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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

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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 draws v ...
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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 Beach ...
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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- ...
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Newport, Florida (disambiguation) Newport is a small Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Wakulla County, Florida, Wakulla County, Florida, United States, United States of America, situated where U.S. Route 98 in Florida, U.S. Highway 98 meets Florida State Road 26 ...
* 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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Newport (CDP), Maine Newport is a census-designated place (CDP) consisting of the main area of settlement within the town of Newport in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,776 at the 2010 census. Geography Newport is located at ...
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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 The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's officia ...
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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 ...
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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 to Lake Cormorant, both at an intersection with U.S. Route 61 (US 61). For much of its d ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 "Bo ...
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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 ...
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Newport, Ohio (disambiguation) Newport is the name of several populated places in the state of Ohio, U.S.A.: * Newport, Madison County, Ohio * Newport, Mahoning County, Ohio * Newport, Shelby County, Ohio * Newport, Tuscarawas County, Ohio *Newport, Washington County, Ohio New ...
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Newport, Oklahoma Newport is an unincorporated community located in Carter County, Oklahoma Oklahoma (; Choctaw: ; chr, ᎣᎧᎳᎰᎹ, ''Okalahoma'' ) is a state in the South Central region of the United States, bordered by Texas on the south and west ...
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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 h ...
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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 ...
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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 by ...
, a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania *
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, south of Fall River, Massachusetts, south of Boston, and northeast of New Yor ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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Newport, Texas Newport is on Farm to Market Road 1288 and State Highway 59 (Texas), SH 59 southeast of Henrietta, Texas, Henrietta in far southeastern Clay County, Texas. Farm to Market Road 2127 also passes just south of town. Its population is estimated at ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 uni ...
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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 U ...
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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 ...
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Newport, Bellevue Newport is a neighborhood in Bellevue, Washington. It comprises the Newport Shores district along the Lake Washington Lake Washington is a large freshwater lake adjacent to the city of Seattle. It is the largest lake in King County and th ...
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Newport, West Virginia Newport is an unincorporated community in Wood County, West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers ...
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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

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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 ...
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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 stat ...
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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 ...
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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, originally named Newport


People


Persons with the surname, Newport

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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 ...
, 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 ...
, English politician *
Cal Newport Calvin C. Newport (born 1982) is an American nonfiction author and associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University. Background and education Cal Newport was born June 23, 1982. He completed his undergraduate studies at Dartmo ...
(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 sett ...
, 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 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 born Catherine Newp ...
(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 Worcestershire ...
, 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 (157 ...
, 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) George Bernard Newport (29 March 1876 – 12 July 1953) played first-class cricket for Somerset in 1902 and 1904. He was born at Muttum, in India and died at Wonford, Exeter, Devon. Newport was a lower-order right-handed batsman and a wi ...
, 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 w ...
(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 A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governa ...
(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 Crisis, mid-Tudor and early Elizabethan periods . Background Richard Newport was the eld ...
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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 British politician. Background Newport was the second son of Richard Newport, 2nd Earl of Bradford, and his wife Mary Wilbraham, daughter of Sir Thomas W ...
(1685–1716), English MP for (Much) Wenlock and son of the 2nd Earl of Bradford *
Richard Spicer alias Newport Richard Spicer or Newport (died c. 1435), of Plymouth, Devon and Portsmouth, Hampshire was an English politician. Family His sons, Richard and John, were also MPs. Career He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Portsmouth ...
(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 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 third daughte ...
(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

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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 the ...
, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States *
Newport Aquarium The Newport Aquarium is an 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 over in length. T ...
, 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), 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

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Newport High School (disambiguation) Newport High School may refer to: * Newport High School (Arkansas) * Newport High School (Kentucky) * Newport High School (New Hampshire) * Newport High School (Oregon) * Newport High School (Pennsylvania) * Newport High School (Bellevue, Wash ...
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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 one of the ships which carried settlers of Jamestown, the first permanent English ...
* University of Wales, Newport


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'' ...
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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 realist point-and-click adventure video game developed by Norwegian studio Funcom for Microsoft Windows and released in 1999. The game was a commercial success, with sales in ex ...
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Dreamfall ''Dreamfall: The Longest Journey'' ( nb, Drømmefall: Den Lengste Reisen) is an Adventure game, adventure video game developed by Funcom for Microsoft Windows and Xbox (console), Xbox platforms in April 2006. On 1 March 2007, a sequel entitled ''D ...
'' *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 crossove ...
, 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 network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 22, 2007, running a total of four seasons. "O.C." is an initiali ...
'' takes place (loosely based on the non-fictional Orange County, California city of Newport Beach)


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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 hir ...
, 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

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Newport City F.C. Newport City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Casnewydd) is an association football club based in the Llanwern area of the city of Newport, South Wales. The club plays in the Ardal League South East,the third tier of the Welsh football ...
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Newport County A.F.C. Newport County Association Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Sir Casnewydd) is a professional football club in the city of Newport, South Wales. The team compete in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club ...
* Newport Gwent Dragons, a former name of Dragons RFC, a Welsh rugby union team *
Newport HSOB RFC Newport High School Old Boys (NHSOB) are a Wales, Welsh rugby union club based in Caerleon on the northern outskirts of Newport, Wales, Newport in South Wales. They currently play in the WRU Division Two East, Welsh Rugby Union Division Two and i ...
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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 ...
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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 estab ...
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Newport Nocturne The Shropshire Star Newport Nocturne is Britain's first flood lit road bicycle race and is biennially held in Newport, Shropshire. The race was first run in 1970 at a distance of . The race was first run as a night race under flood lights in 1989 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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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

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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 ...
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Newport station (disambiguation) Newport station may refer to: Australia *Newport railway station, Melbourne, a railway station in Melbourne, Australia Canada *Newport Station, Nova Scotia, a community in the Municipal District of West Hants United Kingdom ;England *Newport rai ...
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Chrysler Newport The Newport was a name used by Chrysler (division), 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 pro ...
, 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) ''Newport'' was an American steamboat built in 1908 at Yaquina City, Oregon. Now a ghost town, Yaquina City was then the terminus of the Corvallis & Eastern Railroad. For many years ''Newport'' transported excursionists in the summer months acros ...
, 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 The Newport 20 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1968. The design is out of production. Production The boat was built by Newport Boats and also by Lindsey Plastics under its Capital Yachts Inc. brand in ...
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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 Plas ...
, an American sailboat design *
Newport 31 The Newport 31 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1987. The design is out of production. The Newport 31 is a development of the 1968 Mull-designed Newport 30. Production The boat was built by Lindsay ...
, an American sailboat design *
Newport 33 The Newport 33 is an American sailboat, that was designed by Gary Mull and first built in 1971. The Newport 33 is a development of the Newport 30. Production The boat was built by Capital Yachts in the United States from 1971 to 1996. The d ...
, an American sailboat design


Other uses

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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 Lor ...
, cigarette brand produced by the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company *
Newport (Martian crater) 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 the ...
, 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) The music video "Newport (Ymerodraeth State of Mind)" is a parody of the Jay-Z and Alicia Keys song "Empire State of Mind," replacing references to the "Empire State" of New York with references to the city of Newport in South Wales. The word "ymer ...
, 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 Newport Show is held at Chetwynd Deer Park at Chetwynd, Shropshire, England, between Newport, Shropshire, Newport and Edgmond. History On 24 August 1889, a circular was sent out by Mr W H Burton, Chairman of Furber and Burton Auctioneers (la ...
, 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 agre ...
, a media conglomerate


See also

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Newport Center (disambiguation) Newport Center or Newport Centre may refer to: * Newport Center, Newport Beach, California Newport Center is a business, shopping, and entertainment district located on a high bluff overlooking Newport Harbor in Newport Beach, California, center ...
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Newport Township (disambiguation) Newport Township may refer to: *Newport Township, Quebec, Canada *Newport Township, Lake County, Illinois *Newport Township, Johnson County, Iowa *Newport Township, Barton County, Missouri *Newport Township, Carteret County, North Carolina, in Cart ...
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Newport East (disambiguation) Newport East may refer to: * Newport East, Rhode Island, a residential area adjacent to Newport, Rhode Island Newport is an American seaside city on Aquidneck Island in Newport County, Rhode Island. It is located in Narragansett Bay, approxim ...
, Welsh electoral divisions and a US area *
Newport West (disambiguation) Newport West may refer to: * Newport West, a United Kingdom Parliament constituency * Newport West, a Senedd constituency * Newport West railway station {{Disambig ...
, Welsh station and electoral divisions *
Nieuwpoort (disambiguation) Nieuwpoort is the name of: * Nieuwpoort, Belgium, a town in Belgium ** Battle of Nieuwpoort (1600) * Nieuwpoort, Curaçao, a village and tourist resort in Curaçao * Nieuwpoort, South Holland, a town in South Holland People with the surname * Lar ...
, places in the Low Countries of Europe **
Nieuwpoort, Belgium Nieuwpoort ( , ; vls, Nieuwpôort; french: Nieuport ) is a city and municipality located in Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium, and in the Flemish province of West Flanders. The municipality comprises the town of Nieuwpoort proper an ...
, a city and municipality in Belgium **
Nieuwpoort, South Holland Nieuwpoort is a tiny city in the Netherlands in the municipality of Molenlanden. The place was given city rights in 1283. In 2001, the city of Nieuwpoort had 619 inhabitants. The built-up area of the city was 0.092 km², and contained 230 res ...
, a city in the Netherlands *
Nowy Port Nowy Port (german: Neufahrwasser; csb, Fôrwôter) is a district of the city of Gdańsk, Poland. It borders with Brzeźno to the west, Letnica to the south, and Przeróbka to the east (over the Martwa Wisła). The landmark of the district i ...
, a district of Gdańsk, Poland * *
Old Port (disambiguation) Old Port is a name used by historic port districts in several jurisdictions. Old Port or Oldport may refer to: Historic port districts * Oldport of Berlin Charter Township, Michigan, United States * The Port, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United Sta ...
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Port (disambiguation) A port is a facility for receiving ships and transferring cargo. Port or PORT may also refer to: Transportation * Airport, for air transport * Spaceport, for space vehicles * Gun port, an opening in the side of the hull of a ship, above the ...
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New (disambiguation) New is an adjective referring to something recently made, discovered, or created. New or NEW may refer to: Music * New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz Albums and EPs * ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013 * ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator ...
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