Newport
Newport most commonly refers to
- Newport, Wales, United Kingdom
- Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Other places called Newport include:
- Newport, Isle of Wight, England
- Newport, Shropshire, England
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 (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
- University of Wales, Newport
- Newport Girls High School, an all-girl grammar school in Newport, Shropshire, England
- Newport High School, a public secondary school in Bellevue, Washington, USA
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
- Sir John Newport, 1st Baronet, Anglo-Irish 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
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
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
- District of Newport, former local government district
- Newport, Pembrokeshire
United States
- Newport, Arkansas
- Newport, California
- Newport Beach, California
- Newport Coast, Newport Beach, California
- Newport, Delaware
- Newport, Florida (disambiguation)
- Newport, Illinois
- Newport, Indiana
- Fountain City, Indiana, originally named "Newport"
- Newport, Kentucky
- Newport, Maine
- Newport, Charles County, Maryland
- Newport, Michigan
- Newport, Minnesota
- Newport, Missouri
- Newport, Nebraska
- Newport, New Hampshire
- Newport, New Jersey (disambiguation)
- Newport, New York (disambiguation)
- Newport, North Carolina
- Newport, Ohio (disambiguation)
- Newport, Oregon
- Newport, Pennsylvania
- 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
- Newport, Virginia (disambiguation)
- Newport News, Virginia
- Newport, Washington
- Newport, West Virginia
- Newport, Wisconsin
Sport
- Newport County A.F.C.
- Newport RFC
- Newport Gwent Dragons, a former name of the Dragons, a Welsh rugby union team
- Newport HSOB RFC
- Newport Saracens RFC
- Newport Wasps
- Newport International Sports Village
- Newport Centre
- Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Club
- 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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