Third
city of
Wales.
University and
Cathedral city,
county borough and
county town of
Monmouthshire.
Referred to as
The New Seattle by the
New York Times because of the
local music scene. Also famous for the
Transporter Bridge, one of only a handful left in
The World where vehicles cross the river
Usk by means of an aerial ferry.
Webster's 1913 definition of city:
in Great Britain, a town corporate, which is or has been the seat of a bishop, or the capital of his see.
Newport was given it's present corporate charter in 1385 and is the seat of the bishop of Monmouth.