Barbon is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles north-east of the town of Kirkby Lonsdale, 33 miles north of the major city of Preston, 121 miles south of Edinburgh, 192 miles north of Cardiff, and 214 miles north-west of London. Barbon lies two miles north of the Lancashire border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Barbon falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA6 postcode district. The post town for Barbon is Carnforth.
Barbon is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Westmorland |
Administrative County | Westmorland and Furness |
Barbon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and towards the easternmost extremity of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Barbon is LA6 2LL.
Barbon is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LA6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA6 postcode district.
The post town for Barbon is Carnforth. Barbon is in the LA6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carnforth.
The centre of Barbon is located at position 54.23655° latitude and -2.57138° longitude.
Latitude | 54.23655° |
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Longitude | -2.57138° |
The centre of Barbon is located at the grid reference easting 362856 and northing 482468 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 362856 |
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Northing | 482468 |
Position of Barbon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Barbon to the centre of the town.
Position of Barbon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Barbon to the centre of the city.