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Where is Newtown?

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

Ceremonial CountyDevon
Historic CountyDevon
Administrative CountyDevon

Where is Newtown in Devon?

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

Map showing location of Newtown within Devon
Location of Newtown within Devon

What is the postcode for Newtown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Newtown is EX36 3QW.

Where is Newtown in EX36?

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.

Map showing location of Newtown within EX36
Location of Newtown within EX36

What is the post town for Newtown?

The post town for Newtown is South Molton. Newtown is in the EX36 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of South Molton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at position 51.01328° latitude and -3.7645° longitude.

Latitude51.01328°
Longitude-3.7645°

What is the easting and northing of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at the grid reference easting 276318 and northing 125248 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting276318
Northing125248

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.

east
3m
Newtown is 3 miles east of South Molton
west
10m
Newtown is 10 miles west of Dulverton
east
14m
Newtown is 14 miles east of Barnstaple
north-west
14m
Newtown is 14 miles north-west of Tiverton
south
15m
Newtown is 15 miles south of Lynton
north-east
16m
Newtown is 16 miles north-east of North Tawton
north
16m
Newtown is 16 miles north of Crediton
east
17m
Newtown is 17 miles east of Great Torrington
south-west
18m
Newtown is 18 miles south-west of Minehead
east
19m
Newtown is 19 miles east of Bideford

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.

north-west
23m
Newtown is 23 miles north-west of Exeter
south-west
41m
Newtown is 41 miles south-west of Cardiff
south
43m
Newtown is 43 miles south of Swansea
north
47m
Newtown is 47 miles north of Plymouth
west
50m
Newtown is 50 miles west of Wells
south-west
52m
Newtown is 52 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
59m
Newtown is 59 miles south-west of Bristol
west
66m
Newtown is 66 miles west of Bath
north-east
77m
Newtown is 77 miles north-east of Truro
south-west
85m
Newtown is 85 miles south-west of Hereford