Newport, Cornwall

Newport (Cornish: Porthnowyth) is a suburb of the town of Launceston in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.

[1] Until the early nineteenth century, the Newport constituency elected two Members to the Unreformed House of Commons.

However, the constituency was abolished as a rotten borough by the Reform Act 1832.

[2] A tucking mill was established in the 15th century by the Flemings at Newport.

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