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Newtown Wiltshire Map

(Hamlet near Wardour)

Traditional county: Wiltshire · Region: South West

Explore Newtown, Wiltshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Newtown map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.

Interactive Map of Newtown, Wiltshire

How to Use This Newtown, Wiltshire Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Newtown, Wiltshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.

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PlaceNewtown
Traditional CountyWiltshire
RegionSouth West
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Latitude51.060258
Longitude-2.120810
Place TypeHamlet

About Newtown

Newtown remains a quiet collection of dwellings anchored in the rolling, chalk-fed topography of Wiltshire. It lies 4.9 miles north-east of Shaftesbury (from Shaftesbury: bearing 41°T, OS grid ST 916 289), and is situated north-west of Wardour village. The air here holds a particular clarity, perhaps caught from the proximity of Beacon Hill, where the wind scours the grass and grants the observer a wide, sweeping dominion over the horizon. Beneath the slopes, the land yields to the quiet presence of Hatch House, its historic parkland offering a contrast of manicured order against the wilder, unkempt tangles of the surrounding copses. Newtown shares this landscape with a series of small, reflective waters that catch the changing light of the sky like fallen mirrors. The rhythm of life in Newtown follows the slow turning of the agricultural seasons, far removed from the clamour of busier thoroughfares. One might find that the earth beneath these footpaths feels ancient and firm, a testament to the long centuries of quiet cultivation that define this corner of the South West.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Beacon Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 0.6 mi, 342° NNW
  • Abbot's Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 0.7 mi, 291° WNW
  • Hatch House (Historic Park or Garden) — 0.8 mi, 218° SW · 15 ha
  • The Valley (Valley) — 1.0 mi, 028° NNE
  • Bitham Lake (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 012° NNE
  • Lower Linley Pond (Lake / Reservoir) — 1.0 mi, 272° W
  • Upper Linley Pond (River) — 1.0 mi, 289° WNW
  • Fonthill Abbey Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.1 mi, 011° N
  • River Sem (River) — 1.1 mi, 168° SSE
  • Fonthill (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 1.2 mi, 032° NNE · 827 ha
  • Fonthill Abbey (Historic Ruins) — 1.2 mi, 018° NNE
  • Hinkley Hill (Hill / Mountain) — 1.3 mi, 012° NNE
  • New Wardour Castle (Castle) — 1.5 mi, 151° SSE
  • Terrace Wood (Forest / Woodland) — 1.6 mi, 349° N
  • Wick Farm Settlement Site (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 097° E · 2 ha
  • Moated Site At Brick Kiln Copse (Scheduled Monument) — 1.6 mi, 236° WSW
  • Church Green (Park) — 1.9 mi, 226° SW
  • Fonthill Grottoes Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.0 mi, 039° NE
  • Round Barrow Ne Of Sheephouse Farm (Scheduled Monument) — 2.1 mi, 338° NNW
  • Wardour Castle And Old Wardour Castle (Historic Park or Garden (Grade II*)) — 2.2 mi, 150° SSE · 384 ha
  • Old Wardour Castle (Castle) — 2.2 mi, 140° SE
  • Gutch Common Sssi (Site of Special Scientific Interest) — 2.4 mi, 211° SSW · 37 ha
  • Britmore Bog (Wetland) — 2.4 mi, 202° SSW
  • Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs (Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty) — 4.5 mi, 150° SSE · 986 ha
  • Queen Elizabeth Field (Park) — 4.8 mi, 246° WSW
  • Prescombe Down (National Nature Reserve) — 4.9 mi, 118° ESE · 48 ha
  • Gold Hill Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 221° SW
  • Shaftsbury Abbey Museum (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 222° SW
  • Post Office Rifles (Fovant Badge) (Public Artwork) — 6.1 mi, 095° E
  • Royal Welsh Yeomanry (Fovant Badge) (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 093° E

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About This Newtown Map Page

Explore Newtown, Wiltshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.060258, -2.120810. 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.

Page builtAugust 2026
Location dataOS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0.
County dataTraditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography.
CoordinatesWGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data.