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Where is Newcastle?

Newcastle is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, six miles south-west of the town of Bishop's Castle, 24 miles south-west of the major town of Shrewsbury, 66 miles north of Cardiff, and 142 miles north-west of London. Newcastle lies three miles north-east of the Powys border. Newcastle falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY7 postcode district.

Newcastle on a map

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

Which county is Newcastle in?

Newcastle is in the ceremonial county of Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Shropshire.

Ceremonial CountyShropshire
Historic CountyShropshire
Administrative CountyShropshire

Where is Newcastle in Shropshire?

Newcastle is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Shropshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Newcastle within Shropshire
Location of Newcastle within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Newcastle?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Newcastle is SY7 8QL.

Where is Newcastle in SY7?

Newcastle is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SY7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the SY7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Newcastle within SY7
Location of Newcastle within SY7

What is the latitude and longitude of Newcastle?

The centre of Newcastle is located at position 52.43472° latitude and -3.10624° longitude.

Latitude52.43472°
Longitude-3.10624°

What is the easting and northing of Newcastle?

The centre of Newcastle is located at the grid reference easting 324890 and northing 282436 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting324890
Northing282436

What are the nearest towns to Newcastle?

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

south-west
6m
Newcastle is 6 miles south-west of Bishop's Castle
north
7m
Newcastle is 7 miles north of Knighton
south
9m
Newcastle is 9 miles south of Montgomery
south-east
10m
Newcastle is 10 miles south-east of Newtown
west
12m
Newcastle is 12 miles west of Craven Arms
north
12m
Newcastle is 12 miles north of Presteigne
south-west
14m
Newcastle is 14 miles south-west of Church Stretton
south
16m
Newcastle is 16 miles south of Welshpool
north
16m
Newcastle is 16 miles north of Kington
west
17m
Newcastle is 17 miles west of Ludlow

What are the nearest cities to Newcastle?

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

north-west
31m
Newcastle is 31 miles north-west of Hereford
north-west
41m
Newcastle is 41 miles north-west of Worcester
west
42m
Newcastle is 42 miles west of Wolverhampton
south
43m
Newcastle is 43 miles south of Wrexham
west
51m
Newcastle is 51 miles west of Birmingham
south
53m
Newcastle is 53 miles south of Chester
north-west
54m
Newcastle is 54 miles north-west of Gloucester
south-west
56m
Newcastle is 56 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
west
57m
Newcastle is 57 miles west of Lichfield
south
59m
Newcastle is 59 miles south of St Asaph