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Where is Barrow?

Barrow is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles south of the city of Wells, 19 miles south-east of the major town of Weston-Super-Mare, 31 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 111 miles west of London. Barrow falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA4 postcode district. The post town for Barrow is Shepton Mallet.

Barrow on a map

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

Which county is Barrow in?

Barrow is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.

Ceremonial CountySomerset
Historic CountySomerset
Administrative CountySomerset

Where is Barrow in Somerset?

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

Map showing location of Barrow within Somerset
Location of Barrow within Somerset

What is the postcode for Barrow?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Barrow is BA4 4HL.

Where is Barrow in BA4?

Barrow is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BA4 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the BA4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Barrow within BA4
Location of Barrow within BA4

What is the post town for Barrow?

The post town for Barrow is Shepton Mallet. Barrow is in the BA4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shepton Mallet.

What is the latitude and longitude of Barrow?

The centre of Barrow is located at position 51.17218° latitude and -2.64292° longitude.

Latitude51.17218°
Longitude-2.64292°

What is the easting and northing of Barrow?

The centre of Barrow is located at the grid reference easting 355149 and northing 141635 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting355149
Northing141635

What are the nearest towns to Barrow?

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

north-east
4m
Barrow is 4 miles north-east of Glastonbury
west
4m
Barrow is 4 miles west of Shepton Mallet
north-east
5m
Barrow is 5 miles north-east of Street
north-west
8m
Barrow is 8 miles north-west of Castle Cary
north-east
9m
Barrow is 9 miles north-east of Somerton
north-west
9m
Barrow is 9 miles north-west of Bruton
south-west
10m
Barrow is 10 miles south-west of Midsomer Norton
south-east
11m
Barrow is 11 miles south-east of Axbridge
south-west
12m
Barrow is 12 miles south-west of Radstock
north-east
12m
Barrow is 12 miles north-east of Langport

What are the nearest cities to Barrow?

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

south
3m
Barrow is 3 miles south of Wells
south-west
19m
Barrow is 19 miles south-west of Bath
south
20m
Barrow is 20 miles south of Bristol
south-east
31m
Barrow is 31 miles south-east of Cardiff
south-east
33m
Barrow is 33 miles south-east of Newport
west
37m
Barrow is 37 miles west of Salisbury
north-east
50m
Barrow is 50 miles north-east of Exeter
south
51m
Barrow is 51 miles south of Gloucester
west
57m
Barrow is 57 miles west of Southampton
west
58m
Barrow is 58 miles west of Winchester