Newport, East Riding of Yorkshire
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Coordinates: 53°45′47″N 0°42′00″W / 53.763032°N 0.699932°W
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 Newport
Newport shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire |
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| Population | 1,538 (2001 census)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | SE858304 |
| Civil parish | Newport |
| Unitary authority | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Ceremonial county | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BROUGH |
| Postcode district | HU15 |
| Dialling code | 01430 |
| Police | Humberside |
| Fire | Humberside |
| Ambulance | Yorkshire |
| EU Parliament | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| UK Parliament | Haltemprice and Howden |
| List of places: UK • England • Yorkshire | |
Newport is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately 7 miles (11 km) east of the market town of Howden. It lies on the B1230 road to the south of the M62 motorway. It also lies on the banks of the Market Weighton Canal.
According to the 2001 UK census, Newport parish had a population of 1,538.[1]
There is a school, a few shops, a couple of pubs and it has two play parks.
Newport was served by Wallingfen railway station, formerly Newport, on the Hull and Barnsley Railway between 1885 and 1955.[2]
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- ^ a b "2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Newport CP (Parish)". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=3&b=791007&c=Newport&d=16&e=15&g=390959&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1211195317350&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779. Retrieved 19 May 2008.
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 8.
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