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Where is Newtown?

Newtown is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, three miles north-west of the town of Wem, 12 miles north of the major town of Shrewsbury, 98 miles north of Cardiff, and 147 miles north-west of London. Newtown lies roughly one mile south-east of the Clwyd border. Newtown falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the SY4 postcode district. The post town for Newtown is Shrewsbury.

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 Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Shropshire.

Ceremonial CountyShropshire
Historic CountyShropshire
Administrative CountyShropshire

Where is Newtown in Shropshire?

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

Map showing location of Newtown within Shropshire
Location of Newtown within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Newtown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Newtown is SY4 5NT.

Where is Newtown in SY4?

Newtown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the SY4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SY4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Newtown within SY4
Location of Newtown within SY4

What is the post town for Newtown?

The post town for Newtown is Shrewsbury. Newtown is in the SY4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shrewsbury.

What is the latitude and longitude of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at position 52.8797° latitude and -2.77613° longitude.

Latitude52.8797°
Longitude-2.77613°

What is the easting and northing of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at the grid reference easting 347865 and northing 331642 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting347865
Northing331642

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
3m
Newtown is 3 miles north-west of Wem
east
5m
Newtown is 5 miles east of Ellesmere
south-west
7m
Newtown is 7 miles south-west of Whitchurch
east
12m
Newtown is 12 miles east of Oswestry
north
12m
Newtown is 12 miles north of Shrewsbury
east
12m
Newtown is 12 miles east of Chirk
west
12m
Newtown is 12 miles west of Market Drayton
south-west
17m
Newtown is 17 miles south-west of Nantwich
east
18m
Newtown is 18 miles east of Llangollen
north-west
18m
Newtown is 18 miles north-west of Newport

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.

south-east
15m
Newtown is 15 miles south-east of Wrexham
south
22m
Newtown is 22 miles south of Chester
west
27m
Newtown is 27 miles west of Stoke-on-Trent
north-west
34m
Newtown is 34 miles north-west of Wolverhampton
south
38m
Newtown is 38 miles south of Liverpool
south-east
38m
Newtown is 38 miles south-east of St Asaph
west
42m
Newtown is 42 miles west of Lichfield
north-west
46m
Newtown is 46 miles north-west of Birmingham
south-west
46m
Newtown is 46 miles south-west of Salford
south-west
47m
Newtown is 47 miles south-west of Manchester