Bowburn is located in the county of Durham, North East England, three miles north of the town of Ferryhill, 13 miles south-west of the major city of Sunderland, 107 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 230 miles north of London. Bowburn lies five miles south of the Tyne & Wear border. Bowburn falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DH6 postcode district. The post town for Bowburn is Durham.
Bowburn is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of County Durham.
Ceremonial County | Durham |
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Historic County | Durham |
Administrative County | County Durham |
Bowburn is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Durham, and towards the easternmost extremity of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bowburn is DH6 5AA.
Bowburn is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DH6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DH6 postcode district.
The post town for Bowburn is Durham. Bowburn is in the DH6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Durham.
The centre of Bowburn is located at position 54.73545° latitude and -1.52746° longitude.
Latitude | 54.73545° |
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Longitude | -1.52746° |
The centre of Bowburn is located at the grid reference easting 430525 and northing 537933 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 430525 |
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Northing | 537933 |
Position of Bowburn relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bowburn to the centre of the town.
Position of Bowburn relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bowburn to the centre of the city.