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Where is Newstead?

Newstead is located in the county of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, Scotland, one mile east of the town of Melrose, 50 miles north of the major city of Carlisle, 31 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 285 miles north of Cardiff, and 301 miles north of London. Newstead lies six miles south-west of the Berwickshire border, and was historically in the county of Roxburghshire. Newstead falls within the unitary authority of Scottish Borders. It is in the TD6 postcode district. The post town for Newstead is Melrose.

Newstead on a map

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

Which county is Newstead in?

Newstead is in the ceremonial county of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, the historic county of Roxburghshire, and the administrative county of Scottish Borders.

Ceremonial CountyRoxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Historic CountyRoxburghshire
Administrative CountyScottish Borders

Where is Newstead in Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale?

Newstead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale.

Map showing location of Newstead within Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
Location of Newstead within Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale

What is the postcode for Newstead?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Newstead is TD6 9LS.

Where is Newstead in TD6?

Newstead is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TD6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TD6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Newstead within TD6
Location of Newstead within TD6

What is the post town for Newstead?

The post town for Newstead is Melrose. Newstead is in the TD6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Melrose.

What is the latitude and longitude of Newstead?

The centre of Newstead is located at position 55.5996° latitude and -2.69899° longitude.

Latitude55.5996°
Longitude-2.69899°

What is the easting and northing of Newstead?

The centre of Newstead is located at the grid reference easting 356053 and northing 634220 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting356053
Northing634220

What are the nearest towns to Newstead?

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

east
1m
Newstead is 1 mile east of Melrose
east
4m
Newstead is 4 miles east of Galashiels
north-east
7m
Newstead is 7 miles north-east of Selkirk
south
9m
Newstead is 9 miles south of Lauder
north-west
10m
Newstead is 10 miles north-west of Jedburgh
west
10m
Newstead is 10 miles west of Kelso
north
12m
Newstead is 12 miles north of Hawick
east
14m
Newstead is 14 miles east of Innerleithen
west
18m
Newstead is 18 miles west of Coldstream
south-west
19m
Newstead is 19 miles south-west of Duns

What are the nearest cities to Newstead?

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

south-east
31m
Newstead is 31 miles south-east of Edinburgh
south-east
44m
Newstead is 44 miles south-east of Dunfermline
north
50m
Newstead is 50 miles north of Carlisle
south-east
60m
Newstead is 60 miles south-east of Stirling
south
60m
Newstead is 60 miles south of Dundee
north-west
61m
Newstead is 61 miles north-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-east
62m
Newstead is 62 miles south-east of Perth
east
63m
Newstead is 63 miles east of Glasgow
north-west
71m
Newstead is 71 miles north-west of Sunderland
north-west
72m
Newstead is 72 miles north-west of Durham