Barrow is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, six miles west of the town of Bury St Edmunds, 20 miles east of the major city of Cambridge, and 59 miles north-east of London. Barrow lies three miles east of the Cambridgeshire border. Barrow falls within the district council of West Suffolk, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the IP29 postcode district. The post town for Barrow is Bury St. Edmunds.
Barrow is in the ceremonial county of Suffolk, the historic county of Suffolk, and the administrative county of Suffolk.
Ceremonial County | Suffolk |
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Historic County | Suffolk |
Administrative County | Suffolk |
Barrow is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Suffolk, and towards the westernmost extremity of Suffolk.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Barrow is IP29 5AA.
Barrow is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the IP29 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the IP29 postcode district.
The post town for Barrow is Bury St. Edmunds. Barrow is in the IP29 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bury St. Edmunds.
The centre of Barrow is located at position 52.24113° latitude and 0.58317° longitude.
Latitude | 52.24113° |
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Longitude | 0.58317° |
The centre of Barrow is located at the grid reference easting 576469 and northing 263470 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 576469 |
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Northing | 263470 |
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.