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Where is Bishton?

Bishton is located in the county of Gwent, Wales, four miles south-east of the town of Caerleon, five miles east of the major city of Newport, 15 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 119 miles west of London. Bishton lies six miles north-west of the Bristol border, and was historically in the county of Monmouthshire. Bishton falls within the unitary authority of Casnewydd - Newport. It is in the NP18 postcode district. The post town for Bishton is Newport.

Bishton on a map

Map showing extent of Bishton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Bishton
Map showing location of Bishton within the UK
Location of Bishton within the UK

Which county is Bishton in?

Bishton is in the ceremonial county of Gwent, the historic county of Monmouthshire, and the administrative county of Casnewydd - Newport.

Ceremonial CountyGwent
Historic CountyMonmouthshire
Administrative CountyCasnewydd - Newport

Where is Bishton in Gwent?

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

Map showing location of Bishton within Gwent
Location of Bishton within Gwent

What is the postcode for Bishton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bishton is NP18 2DZ.

Where is Bishton in NP18?

Bishton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the NP18 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the NP18 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bishton within NP18
Location of Bishton within NP18

What is the post town for Bishton?

The post town for Bishton is Newport. Bishton is in the NP18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Newport.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bishton?

The centre of Bishton is located at position 51.58443° latitude and -2.87884° longitude.

Latitude51.58443°
Longitude-2.87884°

What is the easting and northing of Bishton?

The centre of Bishton is located at the grid reference easting 339205 and northing 187652 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting339205
Northing187652

What are the nearest towns to Bishton?

Position of Bishton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bishton to the centre of the town.

south-east
4m
Bishton is 4 miles south-east of Caerleon
west
6m
Bishton is 6 miles west of Caldicot
south-east
8m
Bishton is 8 miles south-east of Cwmbrân
south
8m
Bishton is 8 miles south of Usk
north-west
8m
Bishton is 8 miles north-west of Portishead
south-west
10m
Bishton is 10 miles south-west of Chepstow
east
10m
Bishton is 10 miles east of Risca
north
10m
Bishton is 10 miles north of Clevedon
south-east
11m
Bishton is 11 miles south-east of Pontypool
north-west
12m
Bishton is 12 miles north-west of Nailsea

What are the nearest cities to Bishton?

Position of Bishton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bishton to the centre of the city.

east
5m
Bishton is 5 miles east of Newport
north-east
15m
Bishton is 15 miles north-east of Cardiff
north-west
15m
Bishton is 15 miles north-west of Bristol
north-west
26m
Bishton is 26 miles north-west of Bath
north
28m
Bishton is 28 miles north of Wells
south
33m
Bishton is 33 miles south of Hereford
south-west
33m
Bishton is 33 miles south-west of Gloucester
east
46m
Bishton is 46 miles east of Swansea
south-west
51m
Bishton is 51 miles south-west of Worcester
north-west
59m
Bishton is 59 miles north-west of Salisbury