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Where is Newton?

Newton is located in the county of West Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles north-east of the town of Castleford, eight miles north-east of the major city of Wakefield, and 162 miles north of London. Newton lies just south of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Newton falls within the metropolitan district council of Leeds. It is in the WF10 postcode district.

Newton on a map

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

Which county is Newton in?

Newton is in the ceremonial county of West Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountyWest Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Newton in West Yorkshire?

Newton is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of West Yorkshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of West Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Newton within West Yorkshire
Location of Newton within West Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Newton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Newton is WF10 2BH.

Where is Newton in WF10?

Newton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the WF10 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the WF10 postcode district.

Map showing location of Newton within WF10
Location of Newton within WF10

What is the latitude and longitude of Newton?

The centre of Newton is located at position 53.74514° latitude and -1.32385° longitude.

Latitude53.74514°
Longitude-1.32385°

What is the easting and northing of Newton?

The centre of Newton is located at the grid reference easting 444690 and northing 427852 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting444690
Northing427852

What are the nearest towns to Newton?

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

north-east
2m
Newton is 2 miles north-east of Castleford
north
4m
Newton is 4 miles north of Pontefract
north-west
4m
Newton is 4 miles north-west of Knottingley
south-east
4m
Newton is 4 miles south-east of Garforth
north-east
5m
Newton is 5 miles north-east of Normanton
north
5m
Newton is 5 miles north of Featherstone
east
6m
Newton is 6 miles east of Rothwell
north
9m
Newton is 9 miles north of Hemsworth
south
10m
Newton is 10 miles south of Tadcaster
north
10m
Newton is 10 miles north of South Kirkby

What are the nearest cities to Newton?

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

north-east
8m
Newton is 8 miles north-east of Wakefield
east
10m
Newton is 10 miles east of Leeds
north-west
17m
Newton is 17 miles north-west of Doncaster
east
18m
Newton is 18 miles east of Bradford
south-west
18m
Newton is 18 miles south-west of York
north
26m
Newton is 26 miles north of Sheffield
south
28m
Newton is 28 miles south of Ripon
west
41m
Newton is 41 miles west of Kingston upon Hull
north-east
42m
Newton is 42 miles north-east of Manchester
north-east
44m
Newton is 44 miles north-east of Salford