Newport
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market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin and ceremonial county of Shropshire, England
Key facts
- Population
- 14,182 (2021 Census)
- Demonym
- Novaportan
- Os grid reference
- SJ745191
- London
- 148 miles (238 km) SE
- Civil parish
- Newport
- Unitary authority
- Telford and Wrekin
- Ceremonial county
- Shropshire
- Region
- West Midlands
- Country
- England
- Sovereign state
- United Kingdom
- Areas of the town
- List Chetwynd Aston (Village) Chetwynd End Church Aston (Village) Longford Lower Bar Meretown
- Post town
- NEWPORT
- Postcode district
- TF10
- Dialling code
- 01952
- Police
- West Mercia
- Fire
- Shropshire
- Ambulance
- West Midlands
- Uk parliament
- The Wrekin
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- market town
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 11387
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Shares border with
- Edgmond
- Official website
- www.newportsaloptowncouncil.co.uk
- Image
- Newport from cheeny hill.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01952
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- Newport, Shropshire
- OS grid reference
- SJ745191
- postal code
- TF10
- P8168
- anti-fascism
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- P12749
- antigen
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
Newport is a market town and civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England. It lies 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Telford, 12 miles (19 km) west of Stafford, and is near the Shropshire-Staffordshire border. The 2001 census recorded 10,814 people living in the parish, which rose to 11,387 by the 2011 census.
Toponym
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Newport” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.