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Where is Newtown?

Newtown is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, four miles north-west of the town of Chard, 26 miles north-east of the major city of Exeter, 40 miles south of Cardiff, and 133 miles west of London. Newtown lies just east of the Devon border. Newtown falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA20 postcode district. The post town for Newtown is Chard.

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

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountySomerset

Where is Newtown in Somerset?

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

Map showing location of Newtown within Somerset
Location of Newtown within Somerset

What is the postcode for Newtown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Newtown is TA20 3TE.

Where is Newtown in TA20?

Newtown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TA20 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TA20 postcode district.

Map showing location of Newtown within TA20
Location of Newtown within TA20

What is the post town for Newtown?

The post town for Newtown is Chard. Newtown is in the TA20 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Chard.

What is the latitude and longitude of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at position 50.91153° latitude and -3.03202° longitude.

Latitude50.91153°
Longitude-3.03202°

What is the easting and northing of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at the grid reference easting 327541 and northing 112959 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting327541
Northing112959

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
4m
Newtown is 4 miles north-west of Chard
west
5m
Newtown is 5 miles west of Ilminster
south-east
8m
Newtown is 8 miles south-east of Taunton
north
9m
Newtown is 9 miles north of Axminster
south-east
10m
Newtown is 10 miles south-east of Wellington
west
10m
Newtown is 10 miles west of South Petherton
north-east
10m
Newtown is 10 miles north-east of Honiton
west
10m
Newtown is 10 miles west of Crewkerne
north
12m
Newtown is 12 miles north of Colyton
south
12m
Newtown is 12 miles south of North Petherton

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
26m
Newtown is 26 miles north-east of Exeter
south-west
27m
Newtown is 27 miles south-west of Wells
south
40m
Newtown is 40 miles south of Cardiff
south-west
42m
Newtown is 42 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
44m
Newtown is 44 miles south-west of Bath
south
47m
Newtown is 47 miles south of Newport
west
55m
Newtown is 55 miles west of Salisbury
north-east
61m
Newtown is 61 miles north-east of Plymouth
south-east
63m
Newtown is 63 miles south-east of Swansea
west
71m
Newtown is 71 miles west of Southampton