Newtown is a market town in Powys, Wales, lying on the upper reaches of the River Severn and historically part of Montgomeryshire. It expanded in the 18th and 19th centuries as a centre for textile and flannel manufacture, with the coming of better transport links bringing mills and workshops whose legacy is still visible in the town’s streets and older buildings.
Today Newtown mixes light industry, agriculture and local services with a lively cultural scene - including contemporary exhibitions at Oriel Davies Gallery - and acts as a gateway to the surrounding hills and the Cambrian Mountains. The town has a strong regional identity shaped by its industrial past, regular markets and community events, and a population that reflects both Welsh and English-speaking traditions.
Postcode districts covering Newtown
Most populated places nearby
- Oswestry Rural 24.6 miles
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn 0.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn Parish 0.6 miles
- Newtown Central and South Ward 0.9 miles
- Newtown East Ward 1 mile
- Newtown West Ward 1.2 miles
- Newtown North Ward 1.4 miles
- Kerry Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Aberhafesp Parish 3.2 miles
- Mochdre Parish 3.2 miles
- Bettws Parish 3.5 miles
- Abermule Built-up area 4.1 miles
- Dolforwyn Ward 4.2 miles
- Rhiwcynon Ward 4.4 miles
Example postcodes in Newtown
SY16 1HF, SY16 2HT, SY16 1WE, SY16 2HE, SY16 2HP, SY16 1BZ, SY16 1AQ, SY16 1JP, SY16 1BH … See all
Transport links
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport 60 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 66.1 miles
- Newtown Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Caersws Railway Station 4.9 miles
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Schools in Newtown
- Maesyrhandir C.P. School Primary
- Newtown High School Secondary
- Penygloddfa C.P. School Primary
- St Mary`s R.C. (A) School Primary
- Ysgol Calon Y Dderwen Primary
- Ysgol Dafydd Llwyd Primary
- Ysgol Robert Owen Special
Local points of interest
- Latham Park Stadium 0.3 miles
- Kerry Hill Hill 4.2 miles
- Caersws FC Stadium 4.7 miles
- Llanllugan Abbey Historic site 7.5 miles
- Clun Forest Forest 8.3 miles
- Cambrian Mountains Mountains 10.2 miles
- Powis Castle Estate 11.4 miles
- Welshpool Stadium 12.4 miles
- Strata Marcella Abbey Historic site 14.8 miles
- Llwydiarth Park Estate 14.9 miles
- Rhayader Stadium 16.9 miles
- Plynlimon Mountains 19.9 miles