Newport, Shropshire
| Newport | |||
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 46 ′ N , 2 ° 23 ′ W | ||
| OS National Grid | SJ745191 | ||
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| Residents | 15,828 | ||
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| Post town | TELFORD | ||
| prefix | 01952 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| Ceremonial county | Shropshire | ||
| Unitary authority | Telford and Wrekin | ||
Newport is a minority town in the Borough of Telford and Wrekin and the ceremonial county of Shropshire in England. It is 6 miles north of Telford and 12 miles west of Stafford . The population is 15,828.
Awards
The city won the Britain in Bloom horticultural competition with gold-plated silver and was the first site in England to win the Heart of England Gold Prize six times in a row.
education
Newport has prestigious secondary schools such as Newport Girls High School and Adams' Grammar School . The Harper Adams University College is located in the suburbs. The closest colleges are Telford College of Arts and Technology and Stafford College . With Staffordshire University , the University of Wolverhampton and Keele University , three universities are in the immediate vicinity. Two old dugout canoes were discovered in Newport.
sons and daughters of the town
- Tom Booth-Amos (* 1996), motorcycle racer
Web links
- Newport Town Council
- Newport-online (community site)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Location Report for the location: Newport (Shropshire) ( Memento of March 3, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Newport strikes gold, again! ( Memento from July 14, 2011 in the Internet Archive )