Newport

Newport most commonly refers to

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

Newport or New Port may also refer to:

Architecture[]

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 awaiting restoration

UK Parliament constituencies[]

Newport (Monmouthshire) (UK Parliament constituency), split in 1983 into:
- Newport East (UK Parliament constituency)
- Newport West (UK Parliament constituency)
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

National Assembly for Wales constituencies[]

Newport East (Assembly constituency), first established in 1999
Newport West (Assembly constituency), also first established in 1999

Education[]

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

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)

Music[]

Newport Folk Festival, sometimes referred to as simply Newport
Newport Jazz Festival, also referred to sometimes as simply Newport, especially in the titles of some recordings from the festival
"Newport Living" (song), by the American power pop band Cute Is What We Aim For
Newport Music Hall, music venue located at 1722 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio

People[]

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

Places[]

Australia[]

Newport, New South Wales
Newport, Queensland
New Port, South Australia
Newport, Victoria

Canada[]

Newport, Quebec, in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
Newport, Chandler, Quebec
Newport, Newfoundland and Labrador
Newport Corner, Nova Scotia
Newport Landing, Nova Scotia
Newport Station, Nova Scotia

Ireland[]

Newport, County Mayo
Newport, County Tipperary

Low Countries[]

Nieuwpoort (disambiguation)
- Nieuwpoort, Belgium, a city and municipality in Belgium
- Nieuwpoort, South Holland, a city in the Netherlands

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

Newport, Cornwall
Newport, East Riding of Yorkshire
Newport, Essex
Newport, Gloucestershire
Newport, Isle of Wight
Newport, Shropshire
- Newport Rural District, Shropshire
Newport Pagnell

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 (district), former local government district
Newport, Pembrokeshire

United States[]

Sport[]

Newport County A.F.C.
Newport RFC
Newport Gwent Dragons
Newport HSOB RFC
Newport Saracens RFC
Newport Wasps
Newport International Sports Village
Newport Centre
Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club
Shropshire Star Newport Nocturne

Transport[]

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

Watercraft[]

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
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[]

Camp Newport, a Salvation Army camp 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
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
Newport 1665, a cheese made in Newport, Shropshire
Nieuport, French airplane manufacturer

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