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Newport is a market town and civil parish in the borough of Telford and Wrekin in Shropshire, England.It lies 7 miles (11 km) north-east of Telford, 12 miles (19 km) west of Stafford, and is near the Shropshire-Staffordshire border.
Newport is a civil parish in the district of Telford and Wrekin, Shropshire, England. It contains 106 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England. Of these, four are at Grade II*, the middle of the three grades, and the others are at Grade II, the lowest grade.
Newport is a town in the county of Shropshire, in the West Midlands region of England Wikimedia Commons has media related to Newport, Shropshire . Subcategories
Shropshire (/ ˈ ʃ r ɒ p ʃ ər,-ʃ ɪər /; abbreviated Salop [4]) is a ceremonial county in the West Midlands of England, on the border with Wales.It is bordered by Cheshire to the north-east, Staffordshire to the east, Worcestershire to the south-east, Herefordshire to the south, and the Welsh principal areas of Powys and Wrexham to the west and north-west respectively.
Newport was an important station along the stretch between Wellington and Stafford as it had a large cattle market and was one of the largest towns in the area. In 1922 the line was absorbed by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway , with the passenger service withdrawn in 1964 as a result of the Beeching Axe [ 1 ] and the line closed ...
The following is a list of places related to the geography surrounding Newport, Shropshire. Pages in category "Geography of Newport, Shropshire"
The Shrewsbury Canal (or Shrewsbury and Newport Canal) was a canal in Shropshire, England. Authorised in 1793, the main line from Trench to Shrewsbury was fully open by 1797, but it remained isolated from the rest of the canal network until 1835, when the Birmingham and Liverpool Junction Canal built the Newport Branch from Norbury Junction to a new junction with the Shrewsbury Canal at ...
In 1974, a non-metropolitan district of Shropshire was created called the Wrekin, named after a prominent hill to the west of Telford. In 1998, the district became a unitary authority and was renamed "Telford and Wrekin", which remains part of the Shropshire ceremonial county and shares institutions such as the Fire and Rescue Service and ...