Newport
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county town of the Isle of Wight, in England, UK
Key facts
- Area
- 6.747 km (2.605 sq mi)
- Population
- 25,407 (2021 census)
- Density
- 3,766/km (9,750/sq mi)
- Os grid reference
- SZ502893
- London
- 90.26 miles
- Civil parish
- Newport and Carisbrooke
- Unitary authority
- Isle of Wight
- Ceremonial county
- Isle of Wight
- Region
- South East
- Country
- England
- Sovereign state
- United Kingdom
- Post town
- NEWPORT
- Postcode district
- PO30
- Dialling code
- 01983
- Police
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Fire
- Hampshire and Isle of Wight
- Ambulance
- Isle of Wight
- Uk parliament
- Isle of Wight West
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Newport is the county town of the Isle of Wight, an island county off the south coast of England. The town is slightly north of the centre of the island, located in the civil parish of Newport and Carisbrooke. It has a quay at the head of the navigable section of the River Medina, which flows northwards to Cowes and the Solent. The 2021 census recorded a population of 25,407.
Name
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Newport” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.