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Where is Barrow?

Barrow is located in the county of Somerset, South West England, three miles north of the town of Wincanton, 20 miles south of the major city of Bath, 43 miles south-east of Cardiff, and 102 miles west of London. Barrow lies roughly one mile south-west of the Wiltshire border. Barrow falls within the unitary authority of Somerset. It is in the BA9 postcode district.

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 BA9 8HJ.

Where is Barrow in BA9?

Barrow is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the BA9 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BA9 postcode district.

Map showing location of Barrow within BA9
Location of Barrow within BA9

What is the latitude and longitude of Barrow?

The centre of Barrow is located at position 51.09074° latitude and -2.3891° longitude.

Latitude51.09074°
Longitude-2.3891°

What is the easting and northing of Barrow?

The centre of Barrow is located at the grid reference easting 372846 and northing 132453 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting372846
Northing132453

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
3m
Barrow is 3 miles north of Wincanton
south-east
3m
Barrow is 3 miles south-east of Bruton
west
5m
Barrow is 5 miles west of Mere
east
5m
Barrow is 5 miles east of Castle Cary
north-west
6m
Barrow is 6 miles north-west of Gillingham
north
9m
Barrow is 9 miles north of Stalbridge
south-east
10m
Barrow is 10 miles south-east of Shepton Mallet
south
10m
Barrow is 10 miles south of Frome
north-west
10m
Barrow is 10 miles north-west of Shaftesbury
north-east
11m
Barrow is 11 miles north-east of Sherborne

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-east
14m
Barrow is 14 miles south-east of Wells
south
20m
Barrow is 20 miles south of Bath
west
26m
Barrow is 26 miles west of Salisbury
south
27m
Barrow is 27 miles south of Bristol
south-east
43m
Barrow is 43 miles south-east of Newport
south-east
43m
Barrow is 43 miles south-east of Cardiff
west
45m
Barrow is 45 miles west of Southampton
west
47m
Barrow is 47 miles west of Winchester
south
54m
Barrow is 54 miles south of Gloucester
north-east
56m
Barrow is 56 miles north-east of Exeter