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Where is Barras?

Barras is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, five miles north-east of the town of Kirkby Stephen, 28 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 107 miles south of Edinburgh, 213 miles north of Cardiff, and 224 miles north-west of London. Barras lies three miles south-west of the Durham border, and was historically in the county of Westmorland. Barras falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the CA17 postcode district. The post town for Barras is Kirkby Stephen.

Barras on a map

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

Which county is Barras in?

Barras is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyWestmorland
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Barras in Cumbria?

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

Map showing location of Barras within Cumbria
Location of Barras within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Barras?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Barras is CA17 4ET.

Where is Barras in CA17?

Barras is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CA17 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CA17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Barras within CA17
Location of Barras within CA17

What is the post town for Barras?

The post town for Barras is Kirkby Stephen. Barras is in the CA17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kirkby Stephen.

What is the latitude and longitude of Barras?

The centre of Barras is located at position 54.50277° latitude and -2.24098° longitude.

Latitude54.50277°
Longitude-2.24098°

What is the easting and northing of Barras?

The centre of Barras is located at the grid reference easting 384492 and northing 511966 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting384492
Northing511966

What are the nearest towns to Barras?

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

north-east
5m
Barras is 5 miles north-east of Kirkby Stephen
south-east
11m
Barras is 11 miles south-east of Appleby-in-Westmorland
west
13m
Barras is 13 miles west of Barnard Castle
north-east
17m
Barras is 17 miles north-east of Sedbergh
south-west
19m
Barras is 19 miles south-west of Stanhope
south-west
21m
Barras is 21 miles south-west of Wolsingham
north-west
21m
Barras is 21 miles north-west of Leyburn
west
21m
Barras is 21 miles west of Richmond
south
23m
Barras is 23 miles south of Alston
north-west
23m
Barras is 23 miles north-west of Middleham

What are the nearest cities to Barras?

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

south-west
33m
Barras is 33 miles south-west of Durham
north-west
39m
Barras is 39 miles north-west of Ripon
south-east
39m
Barras is 39 miles south-east of Carlisle
north-east
39m
Barras is 39 miles north-east of Lancaster
south-west
41m
Barras is 41 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
south-west
44m
Barras is 44 miles south-west of Sunderland
north
53m
Barras is 53 miles north of Bradford
north
55m
Barras is 55 miles north of Preston
north-west
56m
Barras is 56 miles north-west of Leeds
north-west
60m
Barras is 60 miles north-west of York