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Where is New Town?

New Town is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, five miles north-west of the town of Glastonbury, 13 miles south-east of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 26 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 116 miles west of London. New Town falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA5 postcode district. The post town for New Town is Wells.

New Town on a map

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

Which county is New Town in?

New Town 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 New Town in Somerset?

New Town is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.

Map showing location of New Town within Somerset
Location of New Town within Somerset

What is the postcode for New Town?

The nearest postcode to the centre of New Town is BA5 1PW.

Where is New Town in BA5?

New Town is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BA5 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BA5 postcode district.

Map showing location of New Town within BA5
Location of New Town within BA5

What is the post town for New Town?

The post town for New Town is Wells. New Town is in the BA5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wells.

What is the latitude and longitude of New Town?

The centre of New Town is located at position 51.20995° latitude and -2.76765° longitude.

Latitude51.20995°
Longitude-2.76765°

What is the easting and northing of New Town?

The centre of New Town is located at the grid reference easting 346473 and northing 145918 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting346473
Northing145918

What are the nearest towns to New Town?

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

north-west
5m
New Town is 5 miles north-west of Glastonbury
south
6m
New Town is 6 miles south of Axbridge
north
6m
New Town is 6 miles north of Street
west
10m
New Town is 10 miles west of Shepton Mallet
east
10m
New Town is 10 miles east of Burnham-on-Sea
north
11m
New Town is 11 miles north of Somerton
north-east
12m
New Town is 12 miles north-east of Bridgwater
north
12m
New Town is 12 miles north of Langport
south-east
13m
New Town is 13 miles south-east of Weston-super-Mare
west
13m
New Town is 13 miles west of Midsomer Norton

What are the nearest cities to New Town?

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

west
5m
New Town is 5 miles west of Wells
south-west
18m
New Town is 18 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
21m
New Town is 21 miles south-west of Bath
south-east
26m
New Town is 26 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
28m
New Town is 28 miles south of Newport
west
43m
New Town is 43 miles west of Salisbury
north-east
47m
New Town is 47 miles north-east of Exeter
south-west
51m
New Town is 51 miles south-west of Gloucester
south-east
58m
New Town is 58 miles south-east of Swansea
south
59m
New Town is 59 miles south of Hereford