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Rh NEWPORT. 43 NEWPORT-PAGNELL. 3 S. of Saffron- Walden. It is a station on the Cambridge section of the Great Eastern railway. This place, which is of ancient date, is situated on the river Cam, and on the direct road from London to Cambridge. The par. iiii hides the hmlt. of Birchanger, and belonged to Earl lliiruld prior to his coronation as king. The village i.'d its name from an extensive pool at the S. end of the street called Newport-Pond. It was formerly a market town, and had a castle, and ancient market cross, which have entirely disappeared; but there are still i of a hospital, founded by Richard do Newport in the reign of King John, and subsequently converted into a private mansion. The inhabitants are chiefly engaged in agriculture. The soil is clay and gravel on a substra- tum of chalk. At the northern extremity of the village is a spacious bridewell. It gives name to a deanery with Sampford, in the archdeac. of Colchester and dice, of Rochester. The living is a vie.* in the dioc. of Rochester, val. 143. The cnurch, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, has a lofty western tower, crowned with embattled turrets, and containing five bells. It was enlarged and restored a few years back. The register dates from 1562. The parochial charities produce about 313 per annum, of which 290 goes to Franklard's free grammar school. There are National and Independent schools The Independents and Wesleyans have each a place of worship. Shortgrove is the principal residence. ". C. Smith, Esq., J.P., is lord of the manor. Fairs are held on the Thursday in Easter week, and on the 17th November. NEWPORT, a vil. in the par. of Forgan, co. Fife, It is a bathing-place on Newport harbour, and com- mands a view of the Frith of Tay at the ferry to Dundee. There are two fixed lights, between 10 and 16 feet in height, visible for 7 miles. There are some residences in the vicinity. In the village are a Free church, Inde- pendent chapel, and a school. NEWPORT, a hmlt. in the tythg. of Wrantage and jar. of North Curry, co. Somerset, 5 miles E. by S. of Taunton, and 6 W. of Langport. It is situated near the Chard canal, and was formerly a borough, but is now a very insignificant place containing only three or four houses. NEWPORT, or TREFDRAETH, a par., seaport, and market town, in the. hund. of Kemess, co. Pembroke, 10 miles from Cardigan, of which it is a subport. The harbour of Newport at the mouth of the river Nevern, is small, and has a bar of sand at its entrance extending for near a mile, which renders it accessible only at high i. It is said to have been founded by the followers of Martin do Tours, first lord of Cemacs, who, having conquered this territory from the Welsh, erected it into a lordship-marcher, and whose son William built the castle of Newport, which he made the head of his barony, and invested it with many privileges. The town, which is Mtuati-d in a valley, surrounded by wood, was for- y much more extensive than at present, consisting , intersecting each other at right angles. i of its greatest prosperity was the beginning of the 16th century, when the woollen manufacture was -ively carried on, but owing to the great mortality i by a plague, it rapidly deeayed, and even its t WHS discontinued. It is now an irregularly built ullage, neither lighted nor paved, but interspersed with It is a corporated town by prescription, but is not included in any ot the schedules of the Municipal 11 Act. The greater part of its trade; has been diverted to the neighbouring town of Fishguard; but still done in the export of corn, butter, and .'luti s, in exehango for timber, limestone, coal, and h are imported. The living is a rect.* in the David's, val. 216. The church, which is said to lie of the 13th century, has been moderni: rd, and ry plain. TheCalvini.-tir, .Methodists have a d 'I'll'- "id ' astle, with a tower of the 13th centurv, was, until rfci-ntly, a ruin, overlooking the hay and" town, but is now in with a modern dwelling- house, built by T. 1). J.l'iyd, Esq., the lord of them '.". in. Friday is market day. Fairs are held on the 27th June and 16th October, chiefly for horses, cattle, and sheep. NEWPORT, a hmlt. in the par. and hund. of Berkeley, co. Gloucester, 16 miles from Gloucester. In the days of stage coaches it was the half-way house between Glou- cester and Bristol, and contained several good inns. It is now an inconsiderable place. There is a place of worship for Independents. NEWPORT, a tnshp. in the par. of Eastrington, wap. of Howdenshire, East Riding co. York, 2 miles N.E. of the Staddlethorpe station on the Hull and Selby railway, and 8 E. of Howden. The village, which is large, is situated on the Market Weighton canal, and near the river Humber. It is chiefly agricultural. At the com- mencement of the present century this was an uncul- tivated morass, called Walling Fen, but is now re- claimed. Part of the land is extremely valuable on account of a bed of clay of very superior quality being discovered, which is dug to the depth of 30 feet from the sxirface. There are extensive brick and tile kilns. The Wesleyans and Primitive Methodists have places of worship. There is a school for both sexes. A corn market is held on Thursday evenings. It is united with. Walling Feu to form a township. NEWPORT, a hmlt. in the par. of Middlesborough, lib. of West Langbaurgh, North Riding co. York, 2 miles from Middlesborough, and 5 N.E. of Stockton. It is a station on tho Stockton and Darlington section of the North-Eastern railway. It is situated near the mouth of tho river Tees, in a district abounding in col- lieries, iron-foundries, and potteries. NEWPORT, a hund. in the co. of Bucks, contains tho market towns of Newport-Pagnell and Fenny Stratford, and the pars, of Astwood-Bury, Bletchley, Bradwell Abbey, Bradwell, Cold-Brayfield, Bow-Brickhill, Great and Little Briclihill, Broughton, Calverton, Castle- Thorpe, Chichley, Clifton-Reynes, North Crawley, Em- berton, Gayhurst, Hanslope, Hardmead, Haversham, Lathbury, Lavendon, Great and Little Lindford, Lough- ton, Milton -Keynes, Moulsoe, Newton- Blossom vUle, Newton-Long ville, Newport-Pagnell, Olney, Ravenstone, Sherrington, Simpson, Stanton-Bury, Stoke-Goldington, Stoke-Hammond, Stony-Stratford, Tyrringham, Walton, Wavendon, Weston-underwood, Willen, Great and Little Woolstono, Wolverton, Woughton-on-the-Green, and part of Shenley, comprising an area of 75,770 acres. NEWPORT DIVISION, in the hund. of South Brad- ford, co. Salop, contains the j)ars. of Bolas-Magna, Chet- wynd, Egmond, Kinnersley, Lilleshall, Longford, New- port, Preston-on-tho-Wild-Moors, and part of Sheriff- Hales, comprising an area of 28,830 acres. NEWPORT-PAGNELL, a par., post and market town in Newport hund., co. Bucks, 4 miles from tho Wolverton station on tho London and Birmingham railway, 15 N.E. of Buckingham, and 50 N.W. of London. It is situated on a branc.li of the Grand Trunk canal, and at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Ouzle. The latter river is here crossed by a cast-iron bridge at the entrance to the town by the London road, and the former by a stone one on the road from Northampton. The distinguishing suffix to its name is derived from tho family of Paganell, to whom the manor came from William Fitz-Ausculph, a powerful baron who held it in the reign of William Rufus. It subsequently descended to the Someries, Kirkhams, &c. Here was formerly a castle of great strength, which at the commencement of tho civil war was garrisoned by tho royalists, and was taken for the parliament by the earl ol Essex in 1643. In 16 45 the town was garrisoned by Sir Samuel Luke, supposed to have been the " Hudi- bras " of Butler. It is a petty session and polling town for the county, and a jjlace of considerable importance, ining a population in 1861 of 3,f>76. The streets, which are well paved and liifhled with gas, contain many good house B. There are twu banks, a rs-bank, reading-rooms, cireiilatiiig library, gas- works, and poliee Mtali'.n. I '' 1 1 V SeSSi&IU I'nr tin: HIM i! hund: Lie hi Id at tin- " Anchor "hotel in High-street, and a manorial court occurs once in two it
 * md, 8 miles N.E. of Cupar, and 2* W. of Tayport.