Newport
Newport is a city and unitary authority area in south east Wales, on the River Usk near to its confluence with the Severn Estuary, 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Cardiff. At the 2011 census, it was the third biggest city in Wales, with a population of 145,700. The city forms part of the Cardiff-Newport city, with a population of 1,097. Newport has been a port because medieval times, when the initial Newport Castle was developed by the Normans. The town grew out of the earlier Roman community of Caerleon, quickly upstream, as well as acquired its initial charter in 1314. It expanded substantially in the 19th century, when its port became the focus of coal exports from the eastern South Wales Valleys. Up until the increase of Cardiff from the 1850s, Newport was Wales' biggest coal-exporting port. Newport was the site of the last large-scale armed insurrection in Britain, the Newport Climbing of 1839 led by the Chartists. This was led by the Chartist John Frost which caused the re-branding of the Duffryn High School into John Frost School. In the 20th century, the anchors declined in relevance, yet Newport continued to be an important manufacturing and design centre. It was approved city standing in 2002. Newport organized the Ryder Cup in 2010 and also was the venue for the 2014 NATO summit.
