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| Newport-on-Tay | |
| Scots: Newport-on-Tay | |
  Newport-on-Tay shown within Scotland |
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| Population | 7,922 |
|---|---|
| OS grid reference | |
| Council area | Fife |
| Lieutenancy area | Fife |
| Constituent country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NEWPORT-ON-TAY |
| Postcode district | DD6 |
| Dialling code | 01382 |
| Police | Fife |
| Fire | Fife |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| European Parliament | Scotland |
| UK Parliament | North East Fife |
| Scottish Parliament | North East Fife Mid Scotland and Fife |
| List of places: UK • Scotland | |
Newport-on-Tay is a small town in the north east of Fife in Scotland. Practically speaking, it is a suburb of Dundee located opposite the city between the south ends of the Tay Rail Bridge and the Tay Road Bridge. The Fife Coastal Path passes through Newport.
History
The town was established near the endpoint of one part of a ferry route that itself was started in the 12th century.
In 1715 a new pier and inn were built, the work being funded by the Guilds of Dundee which resulted in the settlement being called "New Dundee". Thomas Telford built a new harbour in the 1820s, and the town expanded and grew into a commuter suburb of Dundee as the prosperous jute manufacturers, industrialists and the middle and upper working class of Dundee established fashionable residences in Newport .
Newport-on-Tay formerly had two railway stations - the East and West stations. Both stations (and the Tayport-Dundee branch line) closed in 1969, having lost much of their business following the opening of the Tay Road Bridge in 1966.
Present
Newport currently has a population of about eight thousand, mostly residing in stone houses built before World War II. The town centre comprises two main streets where may be found a small variety of shops, two public houses, a Catholic church and a Church of Scotland building. There is one primary school, Newport Primary, with older pupils attending secondary school in St Andrews. Public bus routes are the 77 to Dundee, 96 to St Andrews, 42 to Cupar and the X54 to Edinburgh via Glenrothes and Dunfermline
| Historical populations | |
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| Census year |
Population |
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| 1755 | 751 |
| 1801 | 916 |
| 1851 | 1125 |
| 1901 | 4720 |
| 1951 | 3727 |
| 2005 | 7922 |
External links
- Newport-on-Tay Smart Community
- Newport-on-Tay on Fife Direct
- Gazetteer for Scotland: Newport-on-Tay
- Nevermore TravelBlog: Newport
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