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| Newport | |
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 Newport from Cheney Hill | |
 Coat of arms of Newport | |
  Newport Location within Shropshire | |
| Population | 11,387 (Newport parish) |
| Demonym | Novaportan[1] |
| OS grid reference | SJ745191 |
| • London | 148 miles (238 km) SE[2] |
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| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWPORT |
| Postcode district | TF10 |
| Dialling code | 01952 |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Shropshire |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
| Website | Official website |
Newport is a market town in the borough of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England. It lies 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Telford town centre, 12 miles (19 km) west of Stafford, and is near the Shropshire-Staffordshire border. The 2001 census recorded 10,814 people living in the town's parish, which rose to 11,387 by the 2011 census.[3]
- ^ Neal, Toby (17 June 2017). "Has Linda disproved a town's Dickens of a legend?". Shropshire Star. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- ^ "Shrewsbury: the Town". SevernVale.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 December 2005. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
- ^ "Area: Newport (parish)". Office for National Statistics. ONS. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2016.