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Newport, Isle of Wight
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.
The name means 'the new harbour or market town', from Old English nīwe and port.
1189-1204: Novo Burgo
1202: Neweport
1227: Neuport
1279: Niweport
1307: Newporte
The earliest spelling (ablative case of Latin novus burgus) is common in medieval sources.
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Newport, Isle of Wight
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.
The name means 'the new harbour or market town', from Old English nīwe and port.
1189-1204: Novo Burgo
1202: Neweport
1227: Neuport
1279: Niweport
1307: Newporte
The earliest spelling (ablative case of Latin novus burgus) is common in medieval sources.