Other current and historical names
Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Newport within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.
Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew
Newport, small port, town, and par., with ry. sta., Pembrokeshire, on Newport Bay, 6 miles NE. of Fishguard, 4711 ac. (105 water), pop. 1514; P.O., T.O. Newport ranked as a corporate borough, and received its charter in 1192. The town is a sub-port to Cardigan; exports corn, butter, and slates, and imports timber, limestone, coal, and culme. The castle (a 13th century building) overlooks both town and bay, and has been greatly modernised.