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Where is Newtown?

Newtown is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles south of the town of Penrith, 21 miles south of the major city of Carlisle, 95 miles south of Edinburgh, 217 miles north of Cardiff, and 240 miles north-west of London. Newtown was historically in the county of Westmorland. Newtown falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the CA10 postcode district. The post town for Newtown is Penrith.

Newtown on a map

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

Which county is Newtown in?

Newtown is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyWestmorland
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Newtown in Cumbria?

Newtown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Newtown within Cumbria
Location of Newtown within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Newtown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Newtown is CA10 2HH.

Where is Newtown in CA10?

Newtown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA10 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA10 postcode district.

Map showing location of Newtown within CA10
Location of Newtown within CA10

What is the post town for Newtown?

The post town for Newtown is Penrith. Newtown is in the CA10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Penrith.

What is the latitude and longitude of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at position 54.61034° latitude and -2.73447° longitude.

Latitude54.61034°
Longitude-2.73447°

What is the easting and northing of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at the grid reference easting 352660 and northing 524157 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting352660
Northing524157

What are the nearest towns to Newtown?

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

south
4m
Newtown is 4 miles south of Penrith
west
10m
Newtown is 10 miles west of Appleby-in-Westmorland
north-east
15m
Newtown is 15 miles north-east of Ambleside
east
16m
Newtown is 16 miles east of Keswick
north-east
17m
Newtown is 17 miles north-east of Windermere
north-west
18m
Newtown is 18 miles north-west of Kirkby Stephen
south-west
18m
Newtown is 18 miles south-west of Alston
north-east
19m
Newtown is 19 miles north-east of Bowness-on-Windermere
north
19m
Newtown is 19 miles north of Kendal
north
22m
Newtown is 22 miles north of Sedbergh

What are the nearest cities to Newtown?

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

south
21m
Newtown is 21 miles south of Carlisle
north
39m
Newtown is 39 miles north of Lancaster
west
48m
Newtown is 48 miles west of Durham
south-west
52m
Newtown is 52 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
58m
Newtown is 58 miles west of Sunderland
north
59m
Newtown is 59 miles north of Preston
north-west
59m
Newtown is 59 miles north-west of Ripon
north-west
69m
Newtown is 69 miles north-west of Bradford
north-west
74m
Newtown is 74 miles north-west of Leeds
north
80m
Newtown is 80 miles north of Salford