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 is in the ceremonial county of Somerset, the historic county of Somerset, and the administrative county of Somerset.
Ceremonial County | Somerset |
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Historic County | Somerset |
Administrative County | Somerset |
Barrow is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Somerset, and towards the easternmost extremity of Somerset.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Barrow is BA4 4HL.
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.
The post town for Barrow is Shepton Mallet. Barrow is in the BA4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Shepton Mallet.
The centre of Barrow is located at position 51.17218° latitude and -2.64292° longitude.
Latitude | 51.17218° |
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Longitude | -2.64292° |
The centre of Barrow is located at the grid reference easting 355149 and northing 141635 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 355149 |
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Northing | 141635 |
Position of Barrow relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Barrow to the centre of the town.
Position of Barrow relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Barrow to the centre of the city.