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Where is Newtown?

Newtown is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles south of the town of Silloth, 19 miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 79 miles south of Edinburgh, 231 miles north of Cardiff, and 266 miles north-west of London. Newtown lies seven miles south of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Newtown falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA7 postcode district. The post town for Newtown is Wigton.

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 towards the westernmost extremity 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 CA7 4LQ.

Where is Newtown in CA7?

Newtown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CA7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Newtown within CA7
Location of Newtown within CA7

What is the post town for Newtown?

The post town for Newtown is Wigton. Newtown is in the CA7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wigton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at position 54.8228° latitude and -3.40377° longitude.

Latitude54.8228°
Longitude-3.40377°

What is the easting and northing of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at the grid reference easting 309906 and northing 548454 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting309906
Northing548454

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.

south
3m
Newtown is 3 miles south of Silloth
north-west
5m
Newtown is 5 miles north-west of Aspatria
north-east
8m
Newtown is 8 miles north-east of Maryport
west
10m
Newtown is 10 miles west of Wigton
north
11m
Newtown is 11 miles north of Cockermouth
south-west
13m
Newtown is 13 miles south-west of Annan
north-east
14m
Newtown is 14 miles north-east of Workington
south-east
18m
Newtown is 18 miles south-east of Dalbeattie
north-west
19m
Newtown is 19 miles north-west of Keswick
south-east
19m
Newtown is 19 miles south-east of Dumfries

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.

west
19m
Newtown is 19 miles west of Carlisle
north-west
59m
Newtown is 59 miles north-west of Lancaster
west
72m
Newtown is 72 miles west of Newcastle upon Tyne
west
73m
Newtown is 73 miles west of Durham
south
79m
Newtown is 79 miles south of Edinburgh
north
79m
Newtown is 79 miles north of Preston
south-east
79m
Newtown is 79 miles south-east of Glasgow
west
81m
Newtown is 81 miles west of Sunderland
south
86m
Newtown is 86 miles south of Dunfermline
north-west
89m
Newtown is 89 miles north-west of Ripon