What is Newport, Isle of Wight?
{{infobox UK place| |country= England |map_type= Isle of Wight |official_name= Newport |coordinates = {{coord|50.7010|-1.2883|display=inline,title}} |area_total_km2 = 54.4439 |area_footnotes = <ref>[https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/query/construct/submit.asp?forward=yes&menuopt=201&subcomp= Office of National Statistics: QS102EW - Population density] retrieved 30 May 2017</ref> |population= 25,496 |population_ref= (2011) |unitary_england= [[Isle of Wight]] |lieutenancy_england= [[Isle of Wight]] |region= South East England |constituency_westminster= [[Isle of Wight (UK Parliament constituency)|Isle of Wight]] |post_town= NEWPORT |postcode_district= PO30 |postcode_area= PO |dial_code= 01983 |os_grid_reference= SZ502893 |london_distance= 90.26 miles | static_image = Newport St Thomas' Church in July 2010 4.JPG | static_image_caption = St Thomas' Church, seen in July 2010. }} '''Newport''' is the [[county town]] of the [[Isle of Wight]], an island off the south coast of [[England]]. Newport has a population of 23,957 according to the [[United Kingdom Census 2001|2001 census.]] The town is slightly to the north of the centre of the island, at the head of the navigable section of the [[River Medina]], which flows northward to the [[Solent]], and on which the town has a quay. ==Notable people== * [[Princess Elizabeth of England]], daughter of [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] and [[Henrietta Maria of France|Henrietta Maria]], is buried here at [[St Thomas's Minster|St. Thomas's Church]] * [[Kelly Sotherton]], English heptathlete * [[Darren Mew]] (*1979) – breaststroke swimmer, born in Newport ==References== {{reflist}} {{commons|Newport, Isle of Wight}}{{Geo-stub}}{{authority control}} [[Category:Towns on the Isle of Wight]]