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Newport, Shropshire

This article is about Newport in Shropshire. For other uses, seeNewport (disambiguation).

Newportis amarket townin the borough ofTelford and WrekininShropshire,England.It lies 7 miles (11 km) north-east ofTelfordtown centre, 12 miles (19 km) west ofStafford,and is near the Shropshire-Staffordshireborder. The 2001censusrecorded 10,814 people living in the town's parish, which rose to 11,387 by the 2011 census.[3]

Newport
Newport from Cheney Hill
Coat of arms of Newport
Newport is located in Shropshire
Newport
Newport
Location withinShropshire
Population11,387 (Newport parish)
DemonymNovaportan[1]
OS grid referenceSJ745191
•London148 miles (238 km)SE[2]
Civil parish
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Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNEWPORT
Postcode districtTF10
Dialling code01952
PoliceWest Mercia
FireShropshire
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52°46′09″N2°22′43″W/ 52.7691°N 2.3787°W/52.7691; -2.3787

Toponym

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TheNormansplanned a new town calledNovus Burgusroughly on theAnglo-Saxonsettlement of Plesc.[4]The first market charter was granted byHenry I,and over time the name changed from Novus Burgus, toNova Porta,toNewboroughand finally to Newport in about 1220.

The Deans' houses and front of Haberdashers' Adams

Location

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The site was chosen partly because of its location near theVia Devana(Roman Road,which ran fromColchestertoChester), and partly because of the number offisheries(which are mentioned in theDomesday Survey). TheRiver Meese,which flows fromAqualate Mere,lies to the north of the town.

Newport sits on asandstoneridge on the eastern border of theWelsh Marchesand west of theAqualate Mere,the largest natural lake in the English Midlands.[5]The area around it at the end of thelast ice agewas part ofLake Lapworth.Formed from meltingglaciers,it covered a vast area ofnorth Shropshire.There is evidence of pre-historic fishing in the area as two ancientlog boatswere uncovered one mile (1.6 km) from Newport. One has been preserved and is kept atHarper Adams UniversityatEdgmond.

The villages ofChurch Aston,ChetwyndandLongfordare adjoined to the south of Newport, though they remain in separateparishes.The village ofEdgmondis located just to the west, separated by Cheney Hill,Chetwynd Parkand the currently truncatedShrewsbury and Newport Canal.

Like many rural market towns, Newport was influenced byindustry;it served the needs of theminingarea to the east of Shropshire and was also affected bymass-producedindustrial goods that replaced traditionalcrafts.

Newport from church tower

Newport's inland location can lead to very cold winters. It holds the record for thelowest temperature recorded in England,−26.1 °C (−15.0 °F) on 11 January 1982.[6]This was cold enough to freeze diesel fuel in vehicles.[citation needed]

History

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See also:History of Shropshire

Newport was located in thehistoric kingdomofMercia,near whereWreocensætewas once situated. Humans inhabited the surrounding area long before the creation of the town. Once established, Newport became amarket townin the centre of theruralfarmingarea betweenStaffordandShrewsbury.

Newport High Street, Stafford Street roundabout.

Saxon period

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InSaxontimes, there were two settlements in the area. The first,Eastun,has been identified asChurch Aston,and the second wasPlaescwhich is now Newport.[7]In AD 963, Plaesc was described as having a High Street, a stone quarry, and a religious community. The name Plaesc means a shallow pool.[8]Few signs of the Saxon settlement exist today, apart from the High Street, the Quarry, which could be either the Quarry on Stafford Road, or the Hole Meadow on Wellington Road. This has not been definitely confirmed.[9]

Norman to Tudor period

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At the time of theNorman Conquest,the land where Newport sits formed part of the manor ofEdgmond,whichWilliam Igave as a gift along with the county ofShropshiretoRoger, Earl of Shrewsbury.Henry Ifounded the borough, first called Newborough, after the manor came into his hands fromRobert de Belesme.

Newport was omitted from theDomesday Bookof 1086, but this is not uncommon. Other towns omitted include London,TamworthandLudlow,all boroughs since Saxon times.[citation needed]

The Normans planned the new town around the older one during the reign ofHenry I.The wide main street was designed for itsmarket,and the narrowburgage plotsrunning at right angles to it are typical ofNorman architectureand planning, though today onlyNewport Guildhalland Smallwood Lodge are clear signs of Tudor buildings, due to the 1665 fire which destroyed most of the High Street.[10]

Medieval Newport flourished with trade inleather,woolandfish.Novoportans possessed the right to provide fish for the Royal table. The manyhalf-timberedbuildings surviving from thelate medievalandTudor periodsconfirm Newport's success, leading to the first market charter which was granted by Henry I.

The town is mentioned once byJohn Lelandin a list ofcastles,though now no visible remains of the castle exist; however, the most probable location for it would have been the traditional site of a manor house at Upper Bar, where there is a fragment of a square, broad moat, or on the higher ground along the Forton road, where the Castle House school stands. As regards the moat, nearly square, forming by measurement an area of 60 square yards, two sides have been filled with rubbish. Nothing is known about the occupants of the moated site. It could have pre-dated the town or, perhaps more likely, could have been the manor house of the Audleys, who were granted the manor in 1227. By 1421, the manor house was in ruins.

One of the main reasons for Newport's early wealth was the surrounding fisheries and the chief service of the burgesses, being that of taking fish to theRoyal courtwherever it might be. This custom was continued afterHenry IIIhad granted the borough, with the manor of Edgmond, to Henry de Audley; Henry's son James granted in the middle of the 13th century that the burgesses need not take the fish anywhere except within the county of Shropshire.

The burgesses received certain privileges from Henry I;Henry II,in an undated charter, granted them all the liberties, rights and customs that they had enjoyed in the time of Henry I, including a guild merchant, which is mentioned in thequo warrantorolls as one of theprivilegesclaimed by the burgesses. Confirmation charters were granted byEdward Iin 1287 andEdward IIin 1311, while the town was incorporated in 1551 byEdward VI,whose charter was confirmed byJames Iin 1604. The governing body consisted of aLord High Steward,deputy steward, two water-bailiffs and 28 burgesses, but the corporation was abolished by theMunicipal CorporationAct of 1883, and a Local Board was formed, which, under theLocal Government Act 1894,gave place to anurban districtcouncil.

Stuart to Regency period

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In 1665, many buildings were damaged in the Great Fire of Newport,[11]and only a few of themedievalstructures remain. However, there remain many fineRegencyandGeorgianfrontages built on the site of the former Norman plots. This allows the main streets of Newport to be wider and less cluttered than those of the other towns of its age.

Newport High Street

Local landed estates

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Tinted engraving showing Newport High Street in 1857, byHenry Lark Pratt,depicting celebrations at the time of the coming of age ofThomas Fletcher-Bougheyon 25 April 1857.

By the 19th century, Newport was surrounded by large estates that came right to the verge of the town, determining size and development. Thevivaryand open fields at Norbroom had gone making the town dependent on its rural hinterland. The few fields that remained were for hay or cattle, forming a small green belt. These estates exerted a powerful influence on the town, something obvious in the deference shown and respect paid to these landed families until at least theFirst World War.

Beginning in the southwest of the town was the largest estate, theLilleshall estateof theDuke of Sutherland.This dates from thedissolution of the monasteries,the lands of Lilleshall Abbey being purchased in 1539 by James Leveson ofWolverhampton.

The next estate is that in the south-east ofWoodcote Hall,a smaller one belonging to the Cotes family.

On the west between Lilleshall and the town was theLongford Estateof the Talbots,Earls of Shrewsbury,sold in 1789 to Ralph Leake ofWellingtonwho had made his fortune in theEast India Company.

North of the town is theChetwynd Park estateof thePigotts,bought in 1803 by Thomas Borrow of northDerbyshirewho changed his surname to Burton Borough.

TheAqualate Estateto the east lies mostly inStaffordshire.

20th century

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The town was fortunate to avoid civilian casualties during theSecond World Warwhen onChristmas Eve1944, aV-1 flying bomblaunched from aHeinkel bomberand aimed atManchesterlanded in a field east of Newport, about 300 yards from the Newport toGnosallroad.[12]This bomb is now on display atRoyal Air Force Museum Cosford.[12]

The passenger service on therailway linebetween Stafford and Wellington was withdrawn in 1964 as a result of theBeeching Axe,and the line closed completely in 1967. The track was lifted in 1969, and the Newport end was subsequently redeveloped for housing.

In the 1960s to early 1970s, when the population of Newport was nearer 3000, over a third of the local workforce was employed at Serck Audco Valves, Greenwood Moore, Kwiz Feather Flights etc. All of this industry and large-scale employment has since gone - mostly during the late 1970s and early 1980s.[citation needed]

On 23 November 1981,an F1/T2 tornadowhich formed over the nearby civil parish ofChetwyndlater moved over Newport, causing some damage in the town.[13]

AtHarper Adams University Collegejust outside Newport inEdgmond,on 11 January 1982 the English lowest temperature weather record was broken (and is kept to this day): −26.1 °C (−15.0 °F).[6]

Modern-day Newport

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Newport is now predominantly acommuter town,with people travelling to Telford, Shrewsbury, Stafford, Wolverhampton and beyond for employment.[citation needed]

Previously, very littleredevelopmenthappened in Newport from the 1960s—attention going instead to nearby towns includingWellingtonandOakengates,which make up thenew town of Telford—until theTelford and Wrekin Councilborough towns incentive was brought about in 2007. The town received major investments over the following years, including a major redevelopment of the canal and surrounding area, the lower bar of the High Street area, planned housing, bars and restaurants set to line thecanal.New sporting facilities, including aclimbing wallin the Springfield area of the town, were provided.

In the spring of 2010, the first stage of the town's £1.5million regeneration began, with the £250,000 and £300,000 redevelopment of Victoria Park behind the now-defunctThe Royal Victoria Hotel.[14]The next stage of the regeneration, which was mainly focused on theHigh Streetarea of the town and Central square, involved re-surfacing the High-Street pavements and changing the design of the High Street around thePuleston Cross,removing the cobblestones and replacing them with paving and the traced outline of the ancient market hall.[15][16]

In July 2011, Telford and Wrekin Council unveiled plans for green land off theA518bypass. The proposals included hundreds of new homes, a new supermarket, a business park and improvements to Burton Borough School.[17]

House prices in the town are the highest in the TF postcode area (including the towns of Telford andMarket Drayton) and among the highest in the county.[18]

The town is currently attempting to acquireTransition TownsandFairtrade Townstatuses.[19][needs update]

Facilities and places of interest

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TheTown Halland Market Hall Complex

The High Street

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The main street in Newport follows theNormandesign. This resulted in the distinctive long wideHigh Street,split into three parts, upper bar, lower bar and St Mary's street, with the centre of the high street being the 19th-centuryTown Halland Market Hall completed in March 1860.[20]

Burgage plots ran along either side, and the church rising up in the middle, with the High Street with St Mary's Street splitting off and re-joining the high street around the island on which are sited theSt Nicholas Churchand the Puleston Cross (an ancient memorial cross usually known locally but inaccurately as the Butter Cross).

High street and St Mary's street junction and St Nicolas Island

After the fire of Newport in 1665 the old Norman buildings were replaced with granderGeorgian architecture,which hid the work yards behind. The Georgian shops remain, but the work yards have now been developed into housing and the Boughey Gardens tennis courts, next to the literaryinstitute.

Newport has retained shops on High Street, Stafford Street and St Mary's Street, with St Mary's Street havingcobblestonesand the majority of shops being smallboutiques.St Mary's is also the site of various markets and fairs which tie in with Newport's indoor market.

The town also has businesses such asCosta Coffee,Boots,Card Factory,Subway,Greggs,Coral,Bet365,the town's formerWoolworthsstore was developed into aB&M Bargains.[21]

Mere Park Garden Centre

On the Newport by-pass near to theAqualate MeretheA518 roadthere is a small out-of-town industrial estate known as Mere Park, featuring a garden centre, hotel and restaurant. There are also various other small-scale industrial estates that lie around the Newport by-pass and Springfield estate.

Other areas

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The oldest man-made landmark in the town is thePuleston Crosswhich is abutter crosspositioned near the Church of St Nicholas. This is a 13th-century cross denoting a marketplace. The cross was set up in memory of Sir Roger de Pyvelesdon (i.e. 'de Puleston') who died in 1272, in Shropshire. This is confirmed in a deed signed by his sonSir Roger de Pulestonin 1285, which refers tothe cross set up for the soul of Roger de Pyvelesdon who died in 1272.[22]

Towards the top end of the town is theCombat Stresscentre, built in 1908 as theinfirmaryfor the NewportWorkhouse;it was subsequently developed as accommodation for elderly ladies until its closure in 1995. The home was purchased in 1996 and refurbished.

The town sits near theAqualate Mere,which is the largest natural lake in theEnglish Midlands.

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Religious sites

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St Nicholas's Church
Inside SS Peter and Paul Church designed byAugustus Pugin.

The first recorded religious community was documented in Saxon script from 963 AD. This was the church of St Mary Magdalene, built in the time ofArchbishop Dunstan.

Newport lies in theChurch of EnglandDiocese of Lichfieldand theRoman Catholic Diocese of Shrewsburyand as a Norman-planned new town, religion played a strong part in the design of the town, with the centre of the town being dominated bySt Nicholas Church,originally built in the reign ofHenry Iand restored in 1886 and 1890.

The second church in the town is theSt Peter and PaulCatholicchurch in Newport Salters Lane, built 1857 and the oldestCatholic churchinShropshire,designed byAugustus Pugin.

The ruins ofLilleshall Abbeyare 4 miles (6.4 km) from the town centre. They include a Norman west door and part of the front, considerable remains of the church besides, and traces of domestic buildings. The abbey was founded in 1145, under charter fromKing Stephen,by Richard de Baumes or Belmeis, dean ofSt Alkmund,Shrewsbury, forAugustiniancanons,who were brought fromDorchester Abbey,Oxfordshire.

A smaller church for theBaptistcommunity sits at the back ofThe Royal Victoria Hotelin water lane, called Newport Baptist church, which was built in the 1960s.

The town has had a wide range of religious sites over time and this is shown in the number of churches in the town, the Independent Chapel, Beaumaris Lane, Newport, built 1803 on the site of a church dating from 1765, converted into cottages in 1832 when they finished work on the new church, the Newport Independent (Congregational) Chapel, Wellington Road, built in 1831, subsequently becoming part of the United Reformed Church. It merged with the Methodist Chapel in Avenue Road in 2001 to becomeTrinity Church,a joint Methodist/United Reformed Church. A major renovation was undertaken in 2010.

Due to the growth and decline of religions over time some previous churches have since been used for other uses or been demolished altogether, most of these are in the Upper Bar area of the town, around the Granville road and Wellington road area.

Near to the Trinity church is the Newport Primitive Methodist Chapel, built 1877, closed 1920 which replaced the one built in Stafford Road, built 1830. This is still there as a house next door to the New Inn.

Two more former churches are the Newport Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, Upper Bar, built 1829, which was turned into a shop and theatre in 1876 and the Wesleyan Methodist Chapel in Avenue Road which was built in 1876 and closed in 2001 on merging with the Wellington Road URC Chapel; it subsequently became a gym but has since been converted into a house.

Independent Chapel, Beaumaris Lane

Newport General Cemetery was opened for burials on 2 March 1859 with its first interment taking place on 5 March 1859 when it is noted that some 1,000 people witnessed the burial. The cemetery contains achapelbuilt at the same time and is bounded at the public roadside by fine wrought iron railings and gates. The cemetery was originally laid out with four oval lawns around a cross-shaped set of roads with the chapel centrally placed. The cemetery contains the war graves of eleven British Army soldiers ofWorld War Iand a soldier andairmanofWorld War II,who are commemorated by a row ofCommonwealth War Graves Commissionheadstones.[24][25]Also buried there is former first-class cricketerTom Collinswho was headmaster at Newport Grammar School.[26]

Economy

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Newport is the main hub for the farming community along the Shropshire/Staffordshire border and as a local business centre.The Football Association, Medical and Exercise Science Departmentis based atLilleshall Hallon the outskirts of the town.

A large section of Newport's economy is based around education, two selective state schools and a large comprehensive drawing students from far beyond the town, as well as a university on the edge of the town along with a regional food academy.

Retail plays a major part of the economy of the town, with the majority of shops being located in and around the High Street, with larger out-of-town stores located on the Audley Avenue and Springfield trading estates in the south of the town and to the east of the town the Mere Park complex.

Culture

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Events and venues

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The Royal Victoria Hotel
Newport Guildhall,dating back to around 1400

Cosy Hall is used for the Newport music festival.[27]

TheNewport Guildhallis a medieval timber-framed building which dates back to around 1400.[28]

Town events

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Newport Nocturne Bike race 2006

The town hosts many events throughout the year, but six main events bring people to Newport.Newport Showis hosted yearly at Chetwynd Deer Park and is the major annual event in the town, first held in Victoria Park in 1890 and now attracting 13,000 visitors each year. The show is now held at Chetwynd Deer Park betweenEdgmondand Newport.

In the centre of town itself the main events are the Newport Carnival and the Newport Old Tyme Market.[29]The biggest event in the town is the biennialNewport NocturneBike Race.[30]

Heart of England in Bloom

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In 2009 Newport became the first town in the country to win six gold awards in a row in the Heart of England in Bloom regional competition of theBritain in Bloomcontest.[31]The 2010 competition gave Newport its seventh consecutive gold medal.[32]

Media

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The town is covered by a local community radio station called NOVA FM, which broadcasts from the high street on 97.5FM, and by regional stations Signal 107, (formerly Telford FM),Free Radio Black Country & Shropshire,(formerly Beacon Radio), andBBC Radio Shropshire.

Local news and television programmes are provided byBBC West MidlandsandITV Central.Television signals are received fromThe WrekinTV transmitter.[33]

TheNewport and Market Drayton Advertiser,is the town's weekly newspaper, in publication since 1854, has premises located on St Mary's Street. The town is also covered by the county-wideShropshire StarandThe Shropshire Magazine.All are published by Shropshire Newspapers Ltd. Nova Magazine, first published in 1994 as Nova News, is a free monthly magazine distributed to Newport,Church Aston,Edgmond,Tibberton,Hinstock,Forton,Sutton,Norbury,Gnosall,Outwoods, Moreton,Sheriffhales,MuxtonandLilleshall.

In the media

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Christmas Guisers' Play from Newport, Shropshire [1883] is about the town. Newport was the first town in Shropshire to be onDickinson's Real Deal.[citation needed]A television documentary calledThe Spy Who Stole My Lifeshowed the town as the backdrop of theRobert Hendy-Freegardstory,[34]who conned students from the town[35]was shown byChannel Fiveon 7 September 2005. In Australia, this was calledThe spy Who Conned Me.[36]

Education

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Newport Junior school

Newport has a full range of educational establishments, from primary schools to a university. The selective schools in the town areNewport Girls' High SchoolandHaberdashers' Adams(previously known as Adams' Grammar School).Harper Adams Universityis located in the nearby village ofEdgmond,andKeele Universityoperates teaching rooms in the doctor'ssurgeryfor trainee student doctors. For Further Education students, the closest colleges to the town areTelford College of Arts and TechnologyandStafford College,with buses running from the town to both colleges and to Shrewsbury College of Arts & Technology. Just outside the town is Edgmond Hall, used bySandwell Metropolitan Borough Councilfor outdoor activities for school students.

Schools in Newport, Shropshire
Infant Church Aston Infant School·Moorfield Primary School·St Peter & St Paul RC Primary School·Newport Infant School
Junior Newport Junior School·Moorfield Junior School. Castle House School
Comprehensive Burton Borough School
Secondary state grammar schools (withsixth form) Newport Girls' High School&Haberdashers' Adams
Universities Harper Adams University

Transport

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The town has been a well-used crossing point even before the creation of the settlement and sits on a historical crossing of theVia Devana.

The town became prominent as a coaching town on theMail coachroute between London,North Walesand Ireland as well being on a historic junction on the road from London toChesterand theEast Midlands.This meant that the town grew around the different roads that cross the town. At the centre of the town is a large island with the church of St. Nicholas at one end and Central Square nightclub at the other, the High Street on one side and St Mary's Street on the other side. The two streets come together at one end in front of the nightclub at the junction with theA518from Stafford which runs through the town on an east–west route from Stafford to Telford. They come together at the other end by the truncatedShrewsbury and Newport Canalbeyond which is the junction with theA519 roadfromEccleshalland Stoke-on-Trent. At the southern end of the High Street is another junction where theA519 roadleaves on its way to Telford.

Before the road network, the canal was the main link to the town. It is not currently connected to the national network, but there are plans to restore it to a fully working canal by theShrewsbury and Newport Canals Trust.linking into the national canal network atNorbury Junctionto the east of theA41which now borders the town to the east on a north–southby-passroute opened in early 1985 to ease the congestion on the High Street.

The town sits around 9 miles (14 km) from theM54,and 11 miles (18 km) from theM6Motorways.

Buses

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Bakerbus Service 350 Hanley to Newport

The town is served by buses between Stafford and Telford and a service from Shrewsbury.Arriva Midlandsis the main service provider for the town with additional shoppers services operated by Wrekin Rider, the bus operating arm of Telford and Wrekin District Council.

Rail

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The formerStafford to Shrewsbury Lineonce ran through the town, but due to cutsNewport (Salop) railway stationwas closed in September 1964 and has now been dismantled. The line has been restored to Hortonwood, and it is possible that the next phase could be to reconnect the town to the railway network. This has been given a boost by the town council, who are currently in talks withStafford Borough Councilto discuss the link to Stafford. The line is in the top 36 'Lines that should reopen' listing published by theCampaign for Better Transport,[37]and with theTelford International Freight Parkin Donnington, Telford needing better connections to the east coast and Scotland, this could mean a line going past the town and on towardsGnosalland Stafford.[38]

Cycling

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Newport is onNational Route55and Regional Route 75 of the Sustrans National Cycle Network. Cycle maps for these routes are available from the Newport Visitor Information centre, located in the Pop Up Shop on Wellington Road. The cycleway to Stafford runs on the former railway line and will be completed by the end of 2014.[39]

Walking

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The town sits on theWay for the Millenniumwalkway which is 40 miles (64 km) long, and heads toward Stafford, passing through several villages on the way.

Sport and clubs

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Newport Town FC play in theWest Midlands (Regional) League(Division Two)[40]and have a reserve side ( "Edgmond Rangers" ) who play in theMercian Regional Football League(Division Two). Newport Town were the league champions of theShropshire County Premier Football Leaguefor the 2011–12 season, earning them promotion. Since promotion in 2012, the senior team now plays its home games atHarper Adams University Collegein Edgmond[40]and the reserve team also play in Edgmond. Previously they played their home games at Shuker Field, a 3-acre (1.2 ha) field close to theBurton Borough Schoolin Newport itself.

The NewportCrown Green Bowlsclub plays in the Premier Division of Shropshire after promotion from the Mid Shropshire division one as well as many other division and leagues.

Longford Hall.

Newport (Salop) Rugby Union Football Clubis the highest-ranked rugby club in Shropshire,[citation needed]and the main club in the town

Audley Villa, First built as Newport race course.

NewportCricketClub plays in theShropshire Premier Cricket LeaguePremier Division.

On 2009, the £200,000Newport Sk8park was formally opened byPrincess Anne.Theskateparkis the largest in Shropshire and the largest W/ramp in Britain.[citation needed]

265(Chetwynd)Air Training Corpsare also based just outside of Newport, on the Chetwynd Deer Park.

Lilleshall Sports Centre

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Main article:Lilleshall Hall

Lilleshall Hall- formerly the country retreat and hunting lodge for theDuke of Sutherland,situated just 2 miles (3.2 km) from the centre of Newport and is now home to Lilleshall National Sports Centre.

Notable residents

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See also:Haberdashers' Adams § Notable former pupils
See also:Harper Adams University § Notable alumni

Early times

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1750–1900

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Cartoon of Charles Cecil Cotes in Vanity Fair, 1883

From 1900

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Official portrait of Jeremy Corbyn, 2020

Sport

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Surrounding villages and hamlets

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Chetwyind Lodge, leading to Chetwynd Park estate

The town is surrounded by many different small villages, ranging from the larger settlements ofEdgmondandLilleshallto smallerhamletsall of which are joined to the town or separated only by a small distance. Most of these settlements are seen as parts of the town's catchment zone. Due to Newport's proximity to the county border, a number include Newport in their postal address, despite being situated in Staffordshire.

The following villages and settlements can be found near Newport:

Closest cities, towns and villages

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See also

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