GetTheData logo

Where is Newtown?

Newtown is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles north of the town of South Petherton, 26 miles south of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 37 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 122 miles west of London. Newtown falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the TA12 postcode district. The post town for Newtown is Martock.

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

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountySomerset

Where is Newtown in Somerset?

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

Map showing location of Newtown within Somerset
Location of Newtown within Somerset

What is the postcode for Newtown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Newtown is TA12 6BG.

Where is Newtown in TA12?

Newtown is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the TA12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TA12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Newtown within TA12
Location of Newtown within TA12

What is the post town for Newtown?

The post town for Newtown is Martock. Newtown is in the TA12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Martock.

What is the latitude and longitude of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at position 50.99149° latitude and -2.80876° longitude.

Latitude50.99149°
Longitude-2.80876°

What is the easting and northing of Newtown?

The centre of Newtown is located at the grid reference easting 343334 and northing 121655 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting343334
Northing121655

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
3m
Newtown is 3 miles north of South Petherton
south
3m
Newtown is 3 miles south of Langport
south-west
5m
Newtown is 5 miles south-west of Somerton
north-east
6m
Newtown is 6 miles north-east of Ilminster
north
7m
Newtown is 7 miles north of Crewkerne
north-west
8m
Newtown is 8 miles north-west of Yeovil
south
10m
Newtown is 10 miles south of Street
north-east
11m
Newtown is 11 miles north-east of Chard
south-east
11m
Newtown is 11 miles south-east of North Petherton
south
11m
Newtown is 11 miles south of Glastonbury

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-west
17m
Newtown is 17 miles south-west of Wells
south
33m
Newtown is 33 miles south of Bristol
south-west
33m
Newtown is 33 miles south-west of Bath
north-east
37m
Newtown is 37 miles north-east of Exeter
south-east
37m
Newtown is 37 miles south-east of Cardiff
south
42m
Newtown is 42 miles south of Newport
west
44m
Newtown is 44 miles west of Salisbury
west
62m
Newtown is 62 miles west of Southampton
south
65m
Newtown is 65 miles south of Gloucester
west
65m
Newtown is 65 miles west of Winchester