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Where is Newtown?

Newtown is located in the county of Cornwall, South West England, one mile north-west of the town of Fowey, 23 miles west of the major city of Plymouth, 102 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 214 miles west of London. Newtown falls within the unitary authority of Cornwall. It is in the PL23 postcode district. The post town for Newtown is Fowey.

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 PL23 1JY.

Where is Newtown in PL23?

Newtown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PL23 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PL23 postcode district.

Map showing location of Newtown within PL23
Location of Newtown within PL23

What is the post town for Newtown?

The post town for Newtown is Fowey. Newtown is in the PL23 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Fowey.

What is the latitude and longitude of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at position 50.34287° latitude and -4.66024° longitude.

Latitude50.34287°
Longitude-4.66024°

What is the easting and northing of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at the grid reference easting 210811 and northing 52602 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting210811
Northing52602

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.

north-west
1m
Newtown is 1 mile north-west of Fowey
south-east
3m
Newtown is 3 miles south-east of St Blazey
south
4m
Newtown is 4 miles south of Lostwithiel
east
6m
Newtown is 6 miles east of St Austell
west
9m
Newtown is 9 miles west of Looe
south
9m
Newtown is 9 miles south of Bodmin
south-west
12m
Newtown is 12 miles south-west of Liskeard
south-east
14m
Newtown is 14 miles south-east of St Columb Major
south-east
14m
Newtown is 14 miles south-east of Wadebridge
south-east
19m
Newtown is 19 miles south-east of Padstow

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.

east
18m
Newtown is 18 miles east of Truro
west
23m
Newtown is 23 miles west of Plymouth
south-west
56m
Newtown is 56 miles south-west of Exeter
south
94m
Newtown is 94 miles south of Swansea
south-west
102m
Newtown is 102 miles south-west of Cardiff
south-west
107m
Newtown is 107 miles south-west of Wells
south
110m
Newtown is 110 miles south of St Davids
south-west
113m
Newtown is 113 miles south-west of Newport
south-west
118m
Newtown is 118 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
124m
Newtown is 124 miles south-west of Bath