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Newport

Newport is a city and unitary authority area in south east Wales, on the River Usk near to its convergence with the Severn Tidewater, 12 miles (19 kilometres) northeast of Cardiff. At the 2011 census, it was the 3rd biggest city in Wales, with a population of 145,700. The city creates part of the Cardiff-Newport city, with a population of 1,097. Newport has been a port because medieval times, when the first Newport Castle was constructed by the Normans. The town outgrew the earlier Roman town of Caerleon, promptly upstream, and also got its first charter in 1314. It expanded dramatically in the 19th century, when its port ended up being the focus of coal exports from the eastern South Wales Valleys. Until the increase of Cardiff from the 1850s, Newport was Wales' biggest coal-exporting port. Newport was the site of the last massive armed insurrection in Britain, the Newport Climbing of 1839 led by the Chartists. This was led by the Chartist John Frost which brought about the re-branding of the Duffryn High School right into John Frost School. In the 20th century, the docks declined in significance, however Newport remained a crucial production and design centre. It was given city condition in 2002. Newport hosted the Ryder Cup in 2010 and also was the place for the 2014 NATO summit.