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Where is New Town?

New Town is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, two miles west of the town of Axbridge, seven miles south-east of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 19 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 119 miles west of London. New Town falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BS26 postcode district. The post town for New Town is Axbridge.

New Town on a map

Map showing extent of New Town as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of New Town
Map showing location of New Town within the UK
Location of New Town within the UK

Which county is New Town in?

New Town is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountySomerset

Where is New Town in Somerset?

New Town is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Somerset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Somerset.

Map showing location of New Town within Somerset
Location of New Town within Somerset

What is the postcode for New Town?

The nearest postcode to the centre of New Town is BS26 2EU.

Where is New Town in BS26?

New Town is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BS26 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BS26 postcode district.

Map showing location of New Town within BS26
Location of New Town within BS26

What is the post town for New Town?

The post town for New Town is Axbridge. New Town is in the BS26 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Axbridge.

What is the latitude and longitude of New Town?

The centre of New Town is located at position 51.29146° latitude and -2.85301° longitude.

Latitude51.29146°
Longitude-2.85301°

What is the easting and northing of New Town?

The centre of New Town is located at the grid reference easting 340616 and northing 155048 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting340616
Northing155048

What are the nearest towns to New Town?

Position of New Town relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of New Town to the centre of the town.

west
2m
New Town is 2 miles west of Axbridge
south-east
7m
New Town is 7 miles south-east of Weston-super-Mare
north-east
7m
New Town is 7 miles north-east of Burnham-on-Sea
south
10m
New Town is 10 miles south of Clevedon
south-west
11m
New Town is 11 miles south-west of Nailsea
north-west
12m
New Town is 12 miles north-west of Glastonbury
north-west
12m
New Town is 12 miles north-west of Street
north-east
13m
New Town is 13 miles north-east of Bridgwater
south
14m
New Town is 14 miles south of Portishead
north-west
15m
New Town is 15 miles north-west of Shepton Mallet

What are the nearest cities to New Town?

Position of New Town relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of New Town to the centre of the city.

north-west
11m
New Town is 11 miles north-west of Wells
south-west
16m
New Town is 16 miles south-west of Bristol
south-east
19m
New Town is 19 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
21m
New Town is 21 miles south of Newport
west
22m
New Town is 22 miles west of Bath
south-west
47m
New Town is 47 miles south-west of Gloucester
west
48m
New Town is 48 miles west of Salisbury
north-east
49m
New Town is 49 miles north-east of Exeter
south-east
52m
New Town is 52 miles south-east of Swansea
south
53m
New Town is 53 miles south of Hereford