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Where is Newport?

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 on a map

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

Which county is Newport in?

Newport 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 Newport in Somerset?

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

Map showing location of Newport within Somerset
Location of Newport within Somerset

What is the postcode for Newport?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Newport is TA3 6DJ.

Where is Newport in TA3?

Newport is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TA3 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the TA3 postcode district.

Map showing location of Newport within TA3
Location of Newport within TA3

What is the post town for Newport?

The post town for Newport is Taunton. Newport is in the TA3 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Taunton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Newport?

The centre of Newport is located at position 51.0095° latitude and -2.97411° longitude.

Latitude51.0095°
Longitude-2.97411°

What is the easting and northing of Newport?

The centre of Newport is located at the grid reference easting 331756 and northing 123798 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting331756
Northing123798

What are the nearest towns to Newport?

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

east
6m
Newport is 6 miles east of Taunton
south
6m
Newport is 6 miles south of North Petherton
north-west
6m
Newport is 6 miles north-west of Ilminster
west
7m
Newport is 7 miles west of Langport
south
8m
Newport is 8 miles south of Bridgwater
north-west
8m
Newport is 8 miles north-west of South Petherton
north
9m
Newport is 9 miles north of Chard
west
11m
Newport is 11 miles west of Somerton
east
11m
Newport is 11 miles east of Wellington
north-west
12m
Newport is 12 miles north-west of Crewkerne

What are the nearest cities to Newport?

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

south-west
20m
Newport is 20 miles south-west of Wells
north-east
31m
Newport is 31 miles north-east of Exeter
south
34m
Newport is 34 miles south of Cardiff
south-west
35m
Newport is 35 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
37m
Newport is 37 miles south-west of Bath
south
40m
Newport is 40 miles south of Newport
west
51m
Newport is 51 miles west of Salisbury
south-east
59m
Newport is 59 miles south-east of Swansea
south-west
67m
Newport is 67 miles south-west of Gloucester
north-east
68m
Newport is 68 miles north-east of Plymouth