Coordinates : 50 ° 42 ′ 04 ″ N 1 ° 17 ′ 18 ″ W \ / 50.7010 ° N 1.2883 ° W \ / 50.7010 ; -1.2883 Newport is a civil parish and a county town of the Isle of Wight , an island off the south coast of England .
Coordinates : 50 ° 42 ′ 04 ″ N 1 ° 17 ′ 18 ″ W \ / 50.7010 ° N 1.2883 ° W \ / 50.7010 ; -1.2883 Newport is the county town of the Isle of Wight , an island off the south coast of England .