NEWPORT-ON-TAY

'Newport-on-Tay' is a small town in the north east of Fife in Scotland. 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 burgh of Newport-on-Tay also includes the village of Wormit.
The Fife Coastal Path passes through Newport.

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History

The town was established near the endpoint of one part of a ferry route that itself was started in the 12th century.
In the 19th century the town expanded quickly. In 1715 new pier and inn were built. The work was funded by the Guilds of Dundee and they called the resulting settlement "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 the city established their fashionable residences in the town.

Historical populations
Census year	Population
1755	751
1801	916
1851	1125
1901	4720
1951	3727
2005	7922

External links

★ Newport-on-Tay Smart Community

★ Newport-on-Tay on FifeDirect

★ Gazetteer for Scotland: Newport-on-Tay

★ Nevermore TravelBlog: Newport