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Where is Newton?

Newton is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles south of the town of Kirkby Lonsdale, 28 miles north of the major city of Preston, 126 miles south of Edinburgh, 187 miles north of Cardiff, and 211 miles north-west of London. Newton lies two miles south of the Cumbria border. Newton falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA6 postcode district. The post town for Newton is Carnforth.

Newton on a map

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

Which county is Newton in?

Newton is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyLancashire
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyLancashire

Where is Newton in Lancashire?

Newton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.

Map showing location of Newton within Lancashire
Location of Newton within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Newton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Newton is LA6 2PA.

Where is Newton in LA6?

Newton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LA6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Newton within LA6
Location of Newton within LA6

What is the post town for Newton?

The post town for Newton is Carnforth. Newton is in the LA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carnforth.

What is the latitude and longitude of Newton?

The centre of Newton is located at position 54.16486° latitude and -2.619° longitude.

Latitude54.16486°
Longitude-2.619°

What is the easting and northing of Newton?

The centre of Newton is located at the grid reference easting 359682 and northing 474517 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting359682
Northing474517

What are the nearest towns to Newton?

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

south
3m
Newton is 3 miles south of Kirkby Lonsdale
north-west
5m
Newton is 5 miles north-west of High Bentham
east
7m
Newton is 7 miles east of Carnforth
south
12m
Newton is 12 miles south of Sedbergh
north-east
12m
Newton is 12 miles north-east of Morecambe
east
12m
Newton is 12 miles east of Grange-over-Sands
south-east
13m
Newton is 13 miles south-east of Kendal
north-east
14m
Newton is 14 miles north-east of Heysham
north-west
15m
Newton is 15 miles north-west of Settle
south-east
18m
Newton is 18 miles south-east of Bowness-on-Windermere

What are the nearest cities to Newton?

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

north-east
11m
Newton is 11 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
28m
Newton is 28 miles north of Preston
north-west
44m
Newton is 44 miles north-west of Bradford
west
45m
Newton is 45 miles west of Ripon
north
49m
Newton is 49 miles north of Salford
north
50m
Newton is 50 miles north of Manchester
north-west
50m
Newton is 50 miles north-west of Leeds
south
52m
Newton is 52 miles south of Carlisle
north
54m
Newton is 54 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
57m
Newton is 57 miles north-west of Wakefield