Newport
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Newport most commonly refers to:
Newport or New Port may also refer to:
Places
[edit]Asia
[edit]- Newport City, Metro Manila, a Philippine district in Pasay
- Newport (Vietnam), a United States Army and Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) logistics base during the
Europe
[edit]Ireland
[edit]- Newport, County Mayo, a town on the island's west coast
- Newport, County Tipperary, an inland town on Newport river
United Kingdom
[edit]England
[edit]- Newport, Cornwall
- Newport, Devon, in Barnstaple
- Newport, East Riding of Yorkshire
- Newport, Essex
- Newport, Gloucestershire
- Newport, Isle of Wight
- Newport (Isle of Wight) (UK Parliament constituency)
- Newport and Carisbrooke, a civil parish formerly called just "Newport"
- Newport, Shropshire
- Newport, Somerset, a hamlet in the parish of North Curry
- Newport, Dorset, in Bloxworth
- Newport, Norfolk, in Hemsby
- Newport, Middlesbrough, an urban area and ward in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
- Newport Hundred, Buckinghamshire, a defunct hundred
- Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire
Scotland
[edit]- Newport, Caithness, a small hamlet
- Newport-on-Tay, Fife
Wales
[edit]- Newport, Wales, a city and county borough in South Wales
- District of Newport, 1974–1996 (defunct)
- Newport (Monmouthshire) (UK Parliament constituency), 1918–1983
- Newport, Pembrokeshire, West Wales
North America
[edit]Canada
[edit]- Newport, Quebec, in Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality
- Newport, Chandler, Quebec
- Newport, Newfoundland and Labrador
- Newport, Nova Scotia
- Newport Corner, Nova Scotia
- Newport Landing, Nova Scotia
- Newport Station, Nova Scotia
- Newport, Ontario
Jamaica
[edit]- Newport, Jamaica, the location of Bethabara Moravian Church
United States
[edit]- Newport, Arkansas
- Newport, California
- Newport Beach, California
- Newport Coast, Newport Beach, California
- Newport, Delaware
- Newport, Florida
- Newport, Georgia, see List of places in Georgia (U.S. state) (I–R)
- Newport, Illinois
- Fountain City, Indiana, originally named "Newport"
- Newport, Indiana
- Newport, Iowa, see Muscatine, Iowa micropolitan area#Unincorporated places
- Newport, Kentucky
- Newport, Maine, a New England town
- Newport (CDP), Maine, the main village in the town
- Newport, Charles County, Maryland
- Newport, Michigan
- Newport, Minnesota
- Newport, Mississippi, see Mississippi Highway 3
- Newport, Missouri
- Newport, Nebraska
- Newport, New Hampshire, a New England town
- Newport (CDP), New Hampshire, the main village in the town
- Newport, New Jersey (disambiguation)
- Newport, New York, a town
- Newport (village), New York, within the town of Newport
- Newport, North Carolina
- Newport, Ohio (disambiguation)
- Newport, Oklahoma
- Newport, Oregon
- Newport, Pennsylvania, in Perry County
- Newport, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, see List of places in Pennsylvania: N
- Newport Creek, a tributary of the Susquehanna River in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Newport, Rhode Island
- Newport County, Rhode Island
- Newport, South Carolina
- Newport, Tennessee
- Newport, Texas
- Newport (city), Vermont
- Newport (town), Vermont, surrounding the city of Newport
- Newport, Virginia (disambiguation)
- Newport News, Virginia
- Newport, Washington
- Newport, Bellevue, Washington
- Newport, West Virginia
- Newport, Wisconsin
Oceania
[edit]Australia
[edit]New Zealand
[edit]- Opua, originally named Newport
People
[edit]Persons with the surname, Newport
[edit]- Andrew Newport, 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, 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
- Sir John Newport, 1st Baronet, Anglo-Irish politician
- Matilda Newport, Liberian folk hero
- 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 (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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Newport High School (disambiguation), various secondary schools
- Christopher Newport University
- University of Wales, Newport
Fictional places
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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), 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Newport Ship, known as the Newport Medieval Ship
- Newport (steamboat), American steamboat built in 1908
- USS Newport (LST-1179), 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
[edit]- 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
See also
[edit]- Newport Center (disambiguation)
- Newport Township (disambiguation), places in the United States
- Newport East (disambiguation), Welsh electoral divisions and a US area
- Newport West (disambiguation), Welsh station and electoral divisions
- Nieuwpoort (disambiguation), places in the Low Countries of Europe
- Nieuwpoort, Belgium, a city and municipality in Belgium
- Nieuwpoort, South Holland, a city in the Netherlands
- Nowy Port, a district of Gdańsk, Poland
- All pages with titles beginning with Newport
- All pages with titles containing Newport
- All pages with titles containing New Port
- Old Port (disambiguation)
- Port (disambiguation)
- New (disambiguation)