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Where is Newtown?

Newtown is located in the county of Wiltshire, South West England, five miles north-east of the town of Shaftesbury, 24 miles north of the major town of Poole, 54 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 92 miles west of London. Newtown lies four miles north-east of the Dorset border. Newtown falls within the unitary authority of Wiltshire. It is in the SP3 postcode district. The post town for Newtown is Salisbury.

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

Ceremonial CountyWiltshire
Historic CountyWiltshire
Administrative CountyWiltshire

Where is Newtown in Wiltshire?

Newtown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Wiltshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Wiltshire.

Map showing location of Newtown within Wiltshire
Location of Newtown within Wiltshire

What is the postcode for Newtown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Newtown is SP3 6NX.

Where is Newtown in SP3?

Newtown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SP3 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SP3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Newtown within SP3
Location of Newtown within SP3

What is the post town for Newtown?

The post town for Newtown is Salisbury. Newtown is in the SP3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Salisbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at position 51.06026° latitude and -2.12081° longitude.

Latitude51.06026°
Longitude-2.12081°

What is the easting and northing of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at the grid reference easting 391630 and northing 128998 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting391630
Northing128998

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-east
5m
Newtown is 5 miles north-east of Shaftesbury
east
7m
Newtown is 7 miles east of Mere
east
7m
Newtown is 7 miles east of Gillingham
south
10m
Newtown is 10 miles south of Warminster
west
11m
Newtown is 11 miles west of Wilton
north-east
12m
Newtown is 12 miles north-east of Sturminster Newton
east
13m
Newtown is 13 miles east of Wincanton
north-east
13m
Newtown is 13 miles north-east of Stalbridge
south
14m
Newtown is 14 miles south of Westbury
north
14m
Newtown is 14 miles north of Blandford Forum

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.

west
14m
Newtown is 14 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
25m
Newtown is 25 miles south-east of Bath
south-east
25m
Newtown is 25 miles south-east of Wells
west
33m
Newtown is 33 miles west of Southampton
south-east
34m
Newtown is 34 miles south-east of Bristol
west
35m
Newtown is 35 miles west of Winchester
west
49m
Newtown is 49 miles west of Portsmouth
south-east
53m
Newtown is 53 miles south-east of Newport
south-east
54m
Newtown is 54 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
56m
Newtown is 56 miles south of Gloucester