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Where is Newtown?

Newtown is located in the county of Herefordshire, West Midlands, two miles south-west of the town of Leominster, 23 miles west of the major city of Worcester, 54 miles north of Cardiff, and 123 miles north-west of London. Newtown lies six miles west of the Worcestershire border. Newtown falls within the unitary authority of County of Herefordshire. It is in the HR6 postcode district. The post town for Newtown is Leominster.

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 Herefordshire, the historic county of Herefordshire, and the administrative county of County of Herefordshire.

Ceremonial CountyHerefordshire
Historic CountyHerefordshire
Administrative CountyCounty of Herefordshire

Where is Newtown in Herefordshire?

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

Map showing location of Newtown within Herefordshire
Location of Newtown within Herefordshire

What is the postcode for Newtown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Newtown is HR6 8QD.

Where is Newtown in HR6?

Newtown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the HR6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the HR6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Newtown within HR6
Location of Newtown within HR6

What is the post town for Newtown?

The post town for Newtown is Leominster. Newtown is in the HR6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Leominster.

What is the latitude and longitude of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at position 52.21286° latitude and -2.76861° longitude.

Latitude52.21286°
Longitude-2.76861°

What is the easting and northing of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at the grid reference easting 347581 and northing 257461 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting347581
Northing257461

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-west
2m
Newtown is 2 miles south-west of Leominster
south-west
10m
Newtown is 10 miles south-west of Tenbury Wells
south
11m
Newtown is 11 miles south of Ludlow
south-east
11m
Newtown is 11 miles south-east of Presteigne
east
11m
Newtown is 11 miles east of Kington
west
11m
Newtown is 11 miles west of Bromyard
south-east
15m
Newtown is 15 miles south-east of Knighton
south
16m
Newtown is 16 miles south of Craven Arms
south-west
17m
Newtown is 17 miles south-west of Cleobury Mortimer
north-east
18m
Newtown is 18 miles north-east of Hay-on-Wye

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
11m
Newtown is 11 miles north of Hereford
west
23m
Newtown is 23 miles west of Worcester
north-west
33m
Newtown is 33 miles north-west of Gloucester
south-west
37m
Newtown is 37 miles south-west of Wolverhampton
south-west
41m
Newtown is 41 miles south-west of Birmingham
north
44m
Newtown is 44 miles north of Newport
south-west
51m
Newtown is 51 miles south-west of Lichfield
north
53m
Newtown is 53 miles north of Bristol
north
54m
Newtown is 54 miles north of Cardiff
west
55m
Newtown is 55 miles west of Coventry