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 is in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, the historic county of Wiltshire, and the administrative county of Wiltshire.
Ceremonial County | Wiltshire |
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Historic County | Wiltshire |
Administrative County | Wiltshire |
Newtown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Wiltshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Wiltshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Newtown is SP3 6NX.
Newtown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the SP3 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SP3 postcode district.
The post town for Newtown is Salisbury. Newtown is in the SP3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Salisbury.
The centre of Newtown is located at position 51.06026° latitude and -2.12081° longitude.
Latitude | 51.06026° |
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Longitude | -2.12081° |
The centre of Newtown is located at the grid reference easting 391630 and northing 128998 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 391630 |
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Northing | 128998 |
Position of Newtown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Newtown to the centre of the town.
Position of Newtown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Newtown to the centre of the city.