Newport

Newport most commonly refers to

Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Newport or New Port may also refer to:

Places

Australia

Canada

Ireland

New Zealand

Opua - originally named Newport

Philippines

Newport City, Metro Manila - a district of Pasay

Poland

Nowy Port (New Port) - a district of Gdańsk

United Kingdom

England

Scotland

Newport-on-Tay
Newport, Caithness, a small hamlet on eastern shoreline of Caithness

Wales

Newport, Wales, a city and principal area in South Wales
- Newport East (UK Parliament constituency)
- Newport West (UK Parliament constituency)
- Newport East (Assembly constituency)
- Newport West (Assembly constituency)
- Newport (Monmouthshire) (UK Parliament constituency), former constituency
- Newport (district), former local government district
Newport, Pembrokeshire

United States

Constituencies

Newport (Monmouthshire) (UK Parliament constituency), split into Newport East (UK Parliament constituency) and Newport West (UK Parliament constituency) in 1983
Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament constituency), disenfranchised in 1832
Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency), abolished in 1885
Newport (Shropshire) (UK Parliament constituency), abolished in 1918

People

Sister Esther Newport (1901–1986), an American painter, sculptor and art educator who founded the Catholic Art Association
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
Henry Newport, 3rd Earl of Bradford (1683–1734), an 18th-century English peer and Whig politician
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 Newport (bishop) (died 1318), English Bishop of London
Richard Spicer alias Newport, MP for Portsmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Francis Newport, 1st Earl of Bradford, a late 17th-century English soldier, courtier and Whig politician
Francis Newport (died 1623), an English politician
Francis Newport (fl.1559), an English politician
George Newport, a 19th-century English entomologist
George Newport (cricketer), played first-class cricket for Somerset in 1902 and 1904
Christopher Newport, a late 16th-century English seaman and privateer
Andrew Newport (died 1611), an English politician
Andrew Newport, a 17th-century English Tory politician, courtier and royalist
Alex Newport, a Grammy-nominated English record producer, mixer and engineer, based in New York City
Elissa L. Newport, a Professor of Neurology at Georgetown University
Phil Newport, a former English cricketer
Stephen Newport, a former Australian rules footballer

Ships

USS Newport (LST-1179), a U.S. navy tank landing ship in commission from 1969 to 1992
USS Newport News, more than one U.S. navy ship
HMS Newport, more than one Royal Navy ship

Fiction

New Port City, fictional megacities where Ghost in the Shell and 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).

Architecture

Newport Tower (Jersey City), the third tallest building in Jersey City, N.J.
Newport Tower (Rhode Island), round stone tower located in Touro Park in Newport, R.I.
Rock Island Swing Bridge, also known as the Newport Rail Bridge, an old swing bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minnesota
Newport Parish Church, former name of St. Luke's Church (Smithfield, Virginia), a historical church in Isle of Wight County, Virginia
Shrewsbury and Newport Canal, a former canal in Shropshire awaiting restoration
Newport Aquarium, an aquarium in Newport, Kentucky

Sport

Education

Janus University, formerly known as Newport University
Christopher Newport University
Newport Girls' High School
University of Wales, Newport

Music

Newport Music Hall, music venue located at 1722 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio across the street from the Ohio Union of The Ohio State University
Newport Jazz Festival, sometimes referred to as simply Newport, especially in the titles of some recordings from the festival
Newport Folk Festival, also sometimes referred to as simply Newport
Newport Centre, a leisure centre and concert and conference hall in Newport, South Wales
Newport Living (song), a song by the American power pop band Cute Is What We Aim For

Other uses

Newport Rising, the last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain, in 1839
Newport Television, a media conglomerate
Camp Newport, a Salvation Army camp located in Muskoka, Ontario, Canada
Chrysler Newport, a vehicle manufactured by the Chrysler Corporation from 1961-1981.
Newport (cigarette), cigarette brand produced by the Lorillard Tobacco Company
Nieuwpoort (disambiguation)
- Nieuwpoort, Belgium
- Nieuwpoort (Netherlands), Zuid-Holland, the Netherlands
Nieuport, French airplane manufacturer
Newport Show, an agricultural show in Shropshire, England
Newport 1665, a cheese made in Newport, Shropshire

Transport

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