Barlow is located in the county of Tyne & Wear, North East England, two miles south of the town of Ryton, six miles west of the major town of Gateshead, 90 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 246 miles north of London. Barlow lies two miles north of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Durham. Barlow falls within the metropolitan district council of Gateshead. It is in the NE21 postcode district. The post town for Barlow is Blaydon-on-Tyne.
Barlow is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Durham.
Ceremonial County | Tyne & Wear |
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Historic County | Durham |
Barlow is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Tyne & Wear, and towards the westernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Barlow is NE21 6JQ.
Barlow is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NE21 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the NE21 postcode district.
The post town for Barlow is Blaydon-on-Tyne. Barlow is in the NE21 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Blaydon-on-Tyne.
The centre of Barlow is located at position 54.94046° latitude and -1.7621° longitude.
Latitude | 54.94046° |
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Longitude | -1.7621° |
The centre of Barlow is located at the grid reference easting 415339 and northing 560670 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 415339 |
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Northing | 560670 |
Position of Barlow relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Barlow to the centre of the town.
Position of Barlow relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Barlow to the centre of the city.