Newtown is located in the county of Powys, Wales, seven miles north-east of the town of Welshpool, 11 miles west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 87 miles north of Cardiff, and 149 miles north-west of London. Newtown lies just north-west of the Shropshire border, and was historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. Newtown falls within the unitary authority of Powys - Powys. It is in the SY5 postcode district. The post town for Newtown is Shrewsbury.
Newtown is in the ceremonial county of Powys, the historic county of Montgomeryshire, and the administrative county of Powys - Powys.
Ceremonial County | Powys |
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Historic County | Montgomeryshire |
Administrative County | Powys - Powys |
Newtown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Powys, and towards the easternmost extremity of Powys.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Newtown is SY5 9AU.
Newtown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SY5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY5 postcode district.
The post town for Newtown is Shrewsbury. Newtown is in the SY5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shrewsbury.
The centre of Newtown is located at position 52.7294° latitude and -3.02144° longitude.
Latitude | 52.7294° |
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Longitude | -3.02144° |
The centre of Newtown is located at the grid reference easting 331119 and northing 315129 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 331119 |
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Northing | 315129 |
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.