Bow is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, four miles west of the major city of Carlisle, 73 miles south of Edinburgh, 236 miles north of Cardiff, and 263 miles north-west of London. Bow lies five miles south-east of the Dumfries border, and was historically in the county of Cumberland. Bow falls within the unitary authority of Cumberland. It is in the CA5 postcode district. The post town for Bow is Carlisle.
Bow is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Cumberland, and the administrative county of Cumberland.
Ceremonial County | Cumbria |
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Historic County | Cumberland |
Administrative County | Cumberland |
Bow is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bow is CA5 6EN.
Bow is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CA5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CA5 postcode district.
The post town for Bow is Carlisle. Bow is in the CA5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Carlisle.
The centre of Bow is located at position 54.89529° latitude and -3.03761° longitude.
Latitude | 54.89529° |
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Longitude | -3.03761° |
The centre of Bow is located at the grid reference easting 333550 and northing 556111 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 333550 |
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Northing | 556111 |
Position of Bow relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bow to the centre of the town.
Position of Bow relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bow to the centre of the city.