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Where is Newton?

Newton is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, two miles north-east of the town of Bishop's Castle, 16 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 72 miles north of Cardiff, and 139 miles north-west of London. Newton lies two miles north-east of the Powys border. Newton falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY9 postcode district. The post town for Newton is Bishops Castle.

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 Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Shropshire.

Ceremonial CountyShropshire
Historic CountyShropshire
Administrative CountyShropshire

Where is Newton in Shropshire?

Newton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Newton within Shropshire
Location of Newton within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Newton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Newton is SY9 5DS.

Where is Newton in SY9?

Newton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Newton within SY9
Location of Newton within SY9

What is the post town for Newton?

The post town for Newton is Bishops Castle. Newton is in the SY9 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bishops Castle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Newton?

The centre of Newton is located at position 52.51449° latitude and -2.9652° longitude.

Latitude52.51449°
Longitude-2.9652°

What is the easting and northing of Newton?

The centre of Newton is located at the grid reference easting 334597 and northing 291172 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting334597
Northing291172

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.

north-east
2m
Newton is 2 miles north-east of Bishop's Castle
west
7m
Newton is 7 miles west of Church Stretton
north-west
8m
Newton is 8 miles north-west of Craven Arms
south-east
8m
Newton is 8 miles south-east of Montgomery
north
12m
Newton is 12 miles north of Knighton
south-east
13m
Newton is 13 miles south-east of Welshpool
north-west
15m
Newton is 15 miles north-west of Ludlow
east
15m
Newton is 15 miles east of Newtown
south-west
16m
Newton is 16 miles south-west of Shrewsbury
north
17m
Newton is 17 miles north of Presteigne

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
33m
Newton is 33 miles north of Hereford
west
36m
Newton is 36 miles west of Wolverhampton
south
37m
Newton is 37 miles south of Wrexham
north-west
39m
Newton is 39 miles north-west of Worcester
west
45m
Newton is 45 miles west of Birmingham
south
47m
Newton is 47 miles south of Chester
south-west
48m
Newton is 48 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
49m
Newton is 49 miles west of Lichfield
north-west
54m
Newton is 54 miles north-west of Gloucester
south
55m
Newton is 55 miles south of St Asaph