Newport (Cornwall) (UK Parliament Constituency)
Newport was a rotten borough situated in Cornwall. It is now within the town of Launceston, which was itself also a parliamentary borough at the same period. It is occasionally referred to as Newport-juxta-Launceston to distinguish it from other constituencies named Newport.
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