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Where is Barnsley?

Barnsley is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, four miles north-east of the town of Cirencester, 13 miles north of the major town of Swindon, 58 miles east of Cardiff, and 77 miles west of London. Barnsley lies four miles north of the Wiltshire border. Barnsley falls within the district council of Cotswold, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL7 postcode district.

Barnsley on a map

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

Which county is Barnsley in?

Barnsley is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of Gloucestershire.

Ceremonial CountyGloucestershire
Historic CountyGloucestershire
Administrative CountyGloucestershire

Where is Barnsley in Gloucestershire?

Barnsley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gloucestershire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Gloucestershire.

Map showing location of Barnsley within Gloucestershire
Location of Barnsley within Gloucestershire

What is the postcode for Barnsley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Barnsley is GL7 5EE.

Where is Barnsley in GL7?

Barnsley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the GL7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the GL7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Barnsley within GL7
Location of Barnsley within GL7

What is the latitude and longitude of Barnsley?

The centre of Barnsley is located at position 51.7442° latitude and -1.89061° longitude.

Latitude51.7442°
Longitude-1.89061°

What is the easting and northing of Barnsley?

The centre of Barnsley is located at the grid reference easting 407649 and northing 205061 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting407649
Northing205061

What are the nearest towns to Barnsley?

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

north-east
4m
Barnsley is 4 miles north-east of Cirencester
north-west
5m
Barnsley is 5 miles north-west of Fairford
south
6m
Barnsley is 6 miles south of Northleach
north
7m
Barnsley is 7 miles north of Cricklade
west
9m
Barnsley is 9 miles west of Lechlade-on-Thames
north-west
11m
Barnsley is 11 miles north-west of Highworth
west
12m
Barnsley is 12 miles west of Burford
west
13m
Barnsley is 13 miles west of Carterton
east
13m
Barnsley is 13 miles east of Minchinhampton
east
13m
Barnsley is 13 miles east of Painswick

What are the nearest cities to Barnsley?

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

south-east
17m
Barnsley is 17 miles south-east of Gloucester
west
27m
Barnsley is 27 miles west of Oxford
north-east
32m
Barnsley is 32 miles north-east of Bath
south-east
34m
Barnsley is 34 miles south-east of Worcester
north-east
37m
Barnsley is 37 miles north-east of Bristol
south-east
41m
Barnsley is 41 miles south-east of Hereford
north
47m
Barnsley is 47 miles north of Salisbury
south
49m
Barnsley is 49 miles south of Coventry
east
49m
Barnsley is 49 miles east of Newport
north-east
49m
Barnsley is 49 miles north-east of Wells