Newton is located in the county of Dumfries, Scotland, seven miles south of the town of Moffat, 30 miles north-west of the major city of Carlisle, 50 miles south of Edinburgh, 260 miles north of Cardiff, and 291 miles north-west of London. Newton was historically in the county of Dumfriesshire. Newton falls within the unitary authority of Dumfries and Galloway. It is in the DG10 postcode district. The post town for Newton is Moffat.
Newton is in the ceremonial county of Dumfries, the historic county of Dumfriesshire, and the administrative county of Dumfries and Galloway.
Ceremonial County | Dumfries |
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Historic County | Dumfriesshire |
Administrative County | Dumfries and Galloway |
Newton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Dumfries, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Dumfries.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Newton is DG10 9NX.
Newton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DG10 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DG10 postcode district.
The post town for Newton is Moffat. Newton is in the DG10 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Moffat.
The centre of Newton is located at position 55.23958° latitude and -3.39903° longitude.
Latitude | 55.23958° |
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Longitude | -3.39903° |
The centre of Newton is located at the grid reference easting 311139 and northing 594824 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 311139 |
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Northing | 594824 |
Position of Newton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Newton to the centre of the town.
Position of Newton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Newton to the centre of the city.