Newton is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles south of the town of Kirkby Lonsdale, 28 miles north of the major city of Preston, 126 miles south of Edinburgh, 187 miles north of Cardiff, and 211 miles north-west of London. Newton lies two miles south of the Cumbria border. Newton falls within the district council of Lancaster, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the LA6 postcode district. The post town for Newton is Carnforth.
Newton is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Newton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Lancashire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Newton is LA6 2PA.
Newton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA6 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the LA6 postcode district.
The post town for Newton is Carnforth. Newton is in the LA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carnforth.
The centre of Newton is located at position 54.16486° latitude and -2.619° longitude.
Latitude | 54.16486° |
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Longitude | -2.619° |
The centre of Newton is located at the grid reference easting 359682 and northing 474517 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 359682 |
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Northing | 474517 |
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.