Newport, Wales

Newport is a city and principal area in Wales, on the River Usk close to its confluence with the Severn Estuary, 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Cardiff. With a population of 145,700 at the 2011 census, Newport is the third-largest city in Wales. The city forms part of the Cardiff-Newport metropolitan area, with a population of 1,097,000. Newport was the site of the last large-scale armed insurrection in Britain, the Newport Rising of 1839 led by the Chartists. This was led by the Chartist John Frost which led to the re-branding of the Duffryn High School into John Frost School.
==Arenas and venues==
*Newport Centre
*Rodney Parade
==Events==
*DPW Battle Royal - October 16, 2016.
==External links==
* on Wikipedia
Category:Welsh towns