Bowbank is located in the county of Durham, North East England, eight miles north-west of the town of Barnard Castle, 22 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 103 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 221 miles north of Cardiff, and 229 miles north of London. Bowbank lies six miles east of the Cumbria border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Bowbank falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL12 postcode district. The post town for Bowbank is Barnard Castle.
Bowbank is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of County Durham.
Ceremonial County | Durham |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | County Durham |
Bowbank is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Durham, and towards the westernmost extremity of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bowbank is DL12 0NT.
Bowbank is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL12 postcode district.
The post town for Bowbank is Barnard Castle. Bowbank is in the DL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnard Castle.
The centre of Bowbank is located at position 54.60819° latitude and -2.08617° longitude.
Latitude | 54.60819° |
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Longitude | -2.08617° |
The centre of Bowbank is located at the grid reference easting 394532 and northing 523673 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 394532 |
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Northing | 523673 |
Position of Bowbank relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bowbank to the centre of the town.
Position of Bowbank relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bowbank to the centre of the city.