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Where is Newtown?

Newtown is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, four miles south-west of the town of Launceston, 19 miles north-west of the major city of Plymouth, 82 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 197 miles west of London. Newtown lies four miles south-west of the Devon border. Newtown falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the PL15 postcode district. The post town for Newtown is Launceston.

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

Ceremonial CountyCornwall
Historic CountyCornwall
Administrative CountyCornwall

Where is Newtown in Cornwall?

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

Map showing location of Newtown within Cornwall
Location of Newtown within Cornwall

What is the postcode for Newtown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Newtown is PL15 7LT.

Where is Newtown in PL15?

Newtown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PL15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the PL15 postcode district.

Map showing location of Newtown within PL15
Location of Newtown within PL15

What is the post town for Newtown?

The post town for Newtown is Launceston. Newtown is in the PL15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Launceston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at position 50.57832° latitude and -4.40776° longitude.

Latitude50.57832°
Longitude-4.40776°

What is the easting and northing of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at the grid reference easting 229623 and northing 78166 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting229623
Northing78166

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
4m
Newtown is 4 miles south-west of Launceston
north-west
7m
Newtown is 7 miles north-west of Callington
north
9m
Newtown is 9 miles north of Liskeard
west
12m
Newtown is 12 miles west of Tavistock
east
12m
Newtown is 12 miles east of Camelford
north-west
15m
Newtown is 15 miles north-west of Saltash
north-east
16m
Newtown is 16 miles north-east of Bodmin
north
16m
Newtown is 16 miles north of Looe
south
16m
Newtown is 16 miles south of Holsworthy
north-east
17m
Newtown is 17 miles north-east of Lostwithiel

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
19m
Newtown is 19 miles north-west of Plymouth
north-east
36m
Newtown is 36 miles north-east of Truro
west
40m
Newtown is 40 miles west of Exeter
south
75m
Newtown is 75 miles south of Swansea
south-west
82m
Newtown is 82 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
88m
Newtown is 88 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
93m
Newtown is 93 miles south-west of Newport
south
97m
Newtown is 97 miles south of St Davids
south-west
99m
Newtown is 99 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
105m
Newtown is 105 miles south-west of Bath