Newport is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, six miles east of the town of Taunton, 23 miles south of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 34 miles south of Cardiff, and 128 miles west of London. Newport falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA3 postcode district. The post town for Newport is Taunton.
Newport is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | Somerset |
Newport is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Somerset, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Newport is TA3 6DJ.
Newport is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TA3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TA3 postcode district.
The post town for Newport is Taunton. Newport is in the TA3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Taunton.
The centre of Newport is located at position 51.0095° latitude and -2.97411° longitude.
Latitude | 51.0095° |
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Longitude | -2.97411° |
The centre of Newport is located at the grid reference easting 331756 and northing 123798 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 331756 |
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Northing | 123798 |
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.