Newtown is located in the county of Devon, South West England, three miles east of the town of South Molton, 23 miles north-west of the major city of Exeter, 41 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 161 miles west of London. Newtown lies five miles west of the Somerset border. Newtown falls within the district council of North Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX36 postcode district. The post town for Newtown is South Molton.
Newtown is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Devon.
Ceremonial County | Devon |
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Historic County | Devon |
Administrative County | Devon |
Newtown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Newtown is EX36 3QW.
Newtown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EX36 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EX36 postcode district.
The post town for Newtown is South Molton. Newtown is in the EX36 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of South Molton.
The centre of Newtown is located at position 51.01328° latitude and -3.7645° longitude.
Latitude | 51.01328° |
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Longitude | -3.7645° |
The centre of Newtown is located at the grid reference easting 276318 and northing 125248 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 276318 |
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Northing | 125248 |
Position of Newtown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Newtown to the centre of the town.
Position of Newtown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Newtown to the centre of the city.