Barrow is located in the county of Rutland, East Midlands, four miles north-east of the town of Oakham, 20 miles east of the major city of Leicester, and 87 miles north of London. Barrow lies roughly one mile east of the Leicestershire border. Barrow falls within the unitary authority of Rutland. It is in the LE15 postcode district. The post town for Barrow is Oakham.
Barrow is in the ceremonial county of Rutland, the historic county of Rutland, and the administrative county of Rutland.
Ceremonial County | Rutland |
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Historic County | Rutland |
Administrative County | Rutland |
Barrow is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Rutland, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Rutland.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Barrow is LE15 7PE.
Barrow is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LE15 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LE15 postcode district.
The post town for Barrow is Oakham. Barrow is in the LE15 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Oakham.
The centre of Barrow is located at position 52.72673° latitude and -0.68212° longitude.
Latitude | 52.72673° |
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Longitude | -0.68212° |
The centre of Barrow is located at the grid reference easting 489098 and northing 315157 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 489098 |
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Northing | 315157 |
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.