Newtown Gloucestershire Map

About Newtown

Newtown, a quiet corner of Gloucestershire, unfolds its character with a gentle, unassuming grace. It lies 4.2 km east-south-east of Lydney (from Lydney: bearing 103°T, OS grid SO 674 022), and is situated north of Sharpness village. The land here, a soft green quilt stitched with hedgerows, slopes subtly towards the estuary, where the sky often stretches in wide, luminous expanses. Though not a place of grand pronouncements, Newtown carries the quiet dignity of settled landscapes, where the air itself seems to hold a certain stillness. The occasional weathered stone of older dwellings hints at a past rooted in the earth, a history unhurried by the clamour of larger settlements. Even the common sparrow, flitting between the eaves, seems to add a small, bright note to the prevailing calm.

About This Newtown Map Page

Explore Newtown, Gloucestershire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.717746, -2.472440. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.