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Newport
Newport is a city as well as unitary authority area in south eastern Wales, on the River Usk close to its confluence with the Severn Estuary, 12 miles (19 kilometres) northeast of Cardiff. At the 2011 census, it was the third largest city in Wales, with a population of 145,700. The city forms part of the Cardiff-Newport city, with a population of 1,097. Newport has actually been a port because medieval times, when the initial Newport Castle was constructed by the Normans. The community grew out of the earlier Roman community of Caerleon, right away upstream, as well as obtained its initial charter in 1314. It expanded considerably in the 19th century, when its port ended up being the focus of coal exports from the eastern South Wales Valleys. Until the surge of Cardiff from the 1850s, Newport was Wales' largest coal-exporting port. Newport was the site of the last large armed insurrection in Britain, the Newport Climbing of 1839 led by the Chartists. This was led by the Chartist John Frost which caused the re-branding of the Duffryn High School into John Frost School. In the 20th century, the anchors declined in significance, yet Newport stayed a vital production as well as design centre. It was approved city status in 2002. Newport hosted the Ryder Cup in 2010 and also was the place for the 2014 NATO summit.