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Where is Barlow?

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 on a map

Map showing extent of Barlow as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Barlow
Map showing location of Barlow within the UK
Location of Barlow within the UK

Which county is Barlow in?

Barlow is in the ceremonial county of Tyne & Wear, and the historic county of Durham.

Ceremonial CountyTyne & Wear
Historic CountyDurham

Where is Barlow in Tyne & Wear?

Barlow is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Tyne & Wear, and towards the westernmost extremity of Tyne & Wear.

Map showing location of Barlow within Tyne & Wear
Location of Barlow within Tyne & Wear

What is the postcode for Barlow?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Barlow is NE21 6JQ.

Where is Barlow in NE21?

Barlow is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the NE21 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the NE21 postcode district.

Map showing location of Barlow within NE21
Location of Barlow within NE21

What is the post town for Barlow?

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.

What is the latitude and longitude of Barlow?

The centre of Barlow is located at position 54.94046° latitude and -1.7621° longitude.

Latitude54.94046°
Longitude-1.7621°

What is the easting and northing of Barlow?

The centre of Barlow is located at the grid reference easting 415339 and northing 560670 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting415339
Northing560670

What are the nearest towns to Barlow?

Position of Barlow relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Barlow to the centre of the town.

south
2m
Barlow is 2 miles south of Ryton
south-west
3m
Barlow is 3 miles south-west of Blaydon
west
3m
Barlow is 3 miles west of Whickham
east
4m
Barlow is 4 miles east of Prudhoe
north
5m
Barlow is 5 miles north of Annfield Plain
north-west
5m
Barlow is 5 miles north-west of Stanley
west
6m
Barlow is 6 miles west of Gateshead
north-east
7m
Barlow is 7 miles north-east of Consett
south
8m
Barlow is 8 miles south of Ponteland
north-west
9m
Barlow is 9 miles north-west of Chester-le-Street

What are the nearest cities to Barlow?

Position of Barlow relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Barlow to the centre of the city.

south-west
7m
Barlow is 7 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
13m
Barlow is 13 miles north-west of Durham
west
15m
Barlow is 15 miles west of Sunderland
east
47m
Barlow is 47 miles east of Carlisle
north
56m
Barlow is 56 miles north of Ripon
north
73m
Barlow is 73 miles north of York
north-east
74m
Barlow is 74 miles north-east of Lancaster
north
79m
Barlow is 79 miles north of Leeds
north
80m
Barlow is 80 miles north of Bradford
north
88m
Barlow is 88 miles north of Wakefield