Newport is located in the county of Caithness, Scotland, 22 miles south-west of the town of Wick, 89 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 156 miles north of Edinburgh, 465 miles north of Cardiff, and 481 miles north of London. Newport lies five miles east of the Sutherland border. Newport falls within the unitary authority of Highland. It is in the KW7 postcode district. The post town for Newport is Berriedale.
Newport is in the ceremonial county of Caithness, the historic county of Caithness, and the administrative county of Highland.
Ceremonial County | Caithness |
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Historic County | Caithness |
Administrative County | Highland |
Newport is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Caithness, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Caithness.
Newport is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the KW7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the KW7 postcode district.
The post town for Newport is Berriedale. Newport is in the KW7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Berriedale.
The centre of Newport is located at position 58.1953° latitude and -3.48862° longitude.
Latitude | 58.1953° |
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Longitude | -3.48862° |
The centre of Newport is located at the grid reference easting 312590 and northing 923909 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 312590 |
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Northing | 923909 |
Position of Newport relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Newport to the centre of the town.
Position of Newport relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Newport to the centre of the city.