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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Newport like this:
NEWPORT, a quondam borough, now a small hamlet, in Wrantage tything, North Curry parish, Somerset; near the Chard canal, 5½ miles E S E of Taunton.
Newport is now part of SOMERSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how SOMERSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Newport itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Newport in Somerset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/21031
Date accessed: 16th November 2025
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