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Where is Newtown?

Newtown is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, two miles north-west of the town of Brampton, seven miles north-east of the major city of Carlisle, 71 miles south of Edinburgh, 241 miles north of Cardiff, and 262 miles north-west of London. Newtown was historically in the county of Cumberland. Newtown falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA6 postcode district. The post town for Newtown is Carlisle.

Newtown on a map

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

Which county is Newtown in?

Newtown is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyCumberland
Administrative CountyCumberland

Where is Newtown in Cumbria?

Newtown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Newtown within Cumbria
Location of Newtown within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Newtown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Newtown is CA6 4PD.

Where is Newtown in CA6?

Newtown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the CA6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Newtown within CA6
Location of Newtown within CA6

What is the post town for Newtown?

The post town for Newtown is Carlisle. Newtown is in the CA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.

What is the latitude and longitude of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at position 54.95485° latitude and -2.78783° longitude.

Latitude54.95485°
Longitude-2.78783°

What is the easting and northing of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at the grid reference easting 349644 and northing 562529 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting349644
Northing562529

What are the nearest towns to Newtown?

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

north-west
2m
Newtown is 2 miles north-west of Brampton
south-east
8m
Newtown is 8 miles south-east of Longtown
west
13m
Newtown is 13 miles west of Haltwhistle
south-east
16m
Newtown is 16 miles south-east of Langholm
north-west
17m
Newtown is 17 miles north-west of Alston
north-east
17m
Newtown is 17 miles north-east of Wigton
east
19m
Newtown is 19 miles east of Annan
north
20m
Newtown is 20 miles north of Penrith
east
25m
Newtown is 25 miles east of Silloth
south-east
25m
Newtown is 25 miles south-east of Lockerbie

What are the nearest cities to Newtown?

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

north-east
7m
Newtown is 7 miles north-east of Carlisle
west
47m
Newtown is 47 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
50m
Newtown is 50 miles west of Durham
west
56m
Newtown is 56 miles west of Sunderland
north
63m
Newtown is 63 miles north of Lancaster
south
71m
Newtown is 71 miles south of Edinburgh
north-west
76m
Newtown is 76 miles north-west of Ripon
south
82m
Newtown is 82 miles south of Dunfermline
north
83m
Newtown is 83 miles north of Preston
south-east
85m
Newtown is 85 miles south-east of Glasgow