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Newport, seaport town and quoad sacra par., Forgan par., NE. Fife, on Firth of Tay opposite Dundee (1½ mile distant), and 2½ miles by rail NE. of S. end of the Tay Bridge - quoad sacra par., pop. 1775; town, pop. 2311; P.O., T.O.; has an excellent ferry harbour, having been constituted by Act of Parliament in 1822 the ferry-station from Fife to Dundee. The town is pleasantly situated, and is a favourite summer resort.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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| Feature Description: | "seaport town" (ADL Feature Type: "harbors") |
| Administrative units: | Fife County |
| Place: | Newport on Tay |
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