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Where is Newtown?

Newtown is located in the county of Staffordshire, West Midlands, six miles south of the town of Buxton, 15 miles north-east of the major city of Stoke-on-Trent, 128 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 137 miles north-west of London. Newtown lies two miles west of the Derbyshire border. Newtown falls within the district council of Staffordshire Moorlands, under the county council of Staffordshire. It is in the SK17 postcode district. The post town for Newtown is Buxton.

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

Ceremonial CountyStaffordshire
Historic CountyStaffordshire
Administrative CountyStaffordshire

Where is Newtown in Staffordshire?

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

Map showing location of Newtown within Staffordshire
Location of Newtown within Staffordshire

What is the postcode for Newtown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Newtown is SK17 0NF.

Where is Newtown in SK17?

Newtown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SK17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SK17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Newtown within SK17
Location of Newtown within SK17

What is the post town for Newtown?

The post town for Newtown is Buxton. Newtown is in the SK17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Buxton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at position 53.16704° latitude and -1.90887° longitude.

Latitude53.16704°
Longitude-1.90887°

What is the easting and northing of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at the grid reference easting 406190 and northing 363329 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting406190
Northing363329

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
6m
Newtown is 6 miles south of Buxton
north-east
6m
Newtown is 6 miles north-east of Leek
west
10m
Newtown is 10 miles west of Bakewell
south
11m
Newtown is 11 miles south of Chapel-en-le-Frith
south-east
11m
Newtown is 11 miles south-east of Macclesfield
south
12m
Newtown is 12 miles south of Whaley Bridge
east
12m
Newtown is 12 miles east of Biddulph
south-east
12m
Newtown is 12 miles south-east of Bollington
east
13m
Newtown is 13 miles east of Congleton
north-west
13m
Newtown is 13 miles north-west of Ashbourne

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-east
15m
Newtown is 15 miles north-east of Stoke-on-Trent
south-west
24m
Newtown is 24 miles south-west of Sheffield
north-west
25m
Newtown is 25 miles north-west of Derby
south-east
26m
Newtown is 26 miles south-east of Manchester
south-east
27m
Newtown is 27 miles south-east of Salford
north
34m
Newtown is 34 miles north of Lichfield
north-west
35m
Newtown is 35 miles north-west of Nottingham
south-west
40m
Newtown is 40 miles south-west of Wakefield
south-west
40m
Newtown is 40 miles south-west of Doncaster
east
41m
Newtown is 41 miles east of Chester