Newport, Isle of Wight - with River Medina, from air - Nigh postcard c.2000s

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  • Picture / Image:  Newport, Isle of Wight
  • Publisher: Nigh - WJN1922
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Newport is the county town of the Isle of Wight, an island off the south coast of England. The town is in the civil parish of Newport and Carisbrooke.[2][3] The civil parish had a population of 23,957 at the time of the 2001 census, rising to 25,496 at the 2011 census.[4] The town is slightly north of the centre of the Island. It has a quay at the head of the navigable section of the River Medina, which flows northward to Cowes and the Solent.

Geographically located in the centre of the Island at 50.701°N, 1.2883°W, Newport is the principal town in the Isle of Wight, to which there are transport connections from all the island's major towns. It is the island's main shopping centre and location for public services. The main A3020 and A3054 roads converge as Medina Way between the busy roundabouts at Coppins Bridge and St Mary's Hospital.

Newport railway station was the hub of the Island's rail network until the mid-20th century, but it closed in 1966 and the site is now occupied by the A3020 Medina Way dual carriageway.

The nearest city to the town is Portsmouth, about 13 miles (21 km) north-east on Portsea Island, adjoining the mainland. More locally, Ryde, the island's largest town, is to the north-east; Sandown and Shanklin are to the east, and Cowes to the north.

The River Medina runs through Newport. North of its confluence with the Lukely Brook at the town's quay it becomes a navigable tidal estuary.

Distance from surrounding settlements

Cowes – 4.5 miles, 7 km

East Cowes – 5 miles, 8 km

Ryde – 7 miles, 11 km

Shanklin – 9 miles, 15 km

Sandown – 10 miles, 16 km

Ventnor – 11 miles, 18 km

Yarmouth, Isle of Wight – 10 miles, 16 km