Bowdon is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, one mile south-west of the town of Altrincham, eight miles south of the major city of Salford, 136 miles north of Cardiff, and 160 miles north-west of London. Bowdon lies just north-east of the Cheshire border, and was historically in the county of Cheshire. Bowdon falls within the metropolitan district council of Trafford. It is in the WA14 postcode district. The post town for Bowdon is Altrincham.
Bowdon is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Cheshire.
Ceremonial County | Greater Manchester |
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Historic County | Cheshire |
Bowdon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Greater Manchester, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater Manchester.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bowdon is WA14 2TP.
Bowdon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WA14 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the WA14 postcode district.
The post town for Bowdon is Altrincham. Bowdon is in the WA14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Altrincham.
The centre of Bowdon is located at position 53.37823° latitude and -2.36422° longitude.
Latitude | 53.37823° |
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Longitude | -2.36422° |
The centre of Bowdon is located at the grid reference easting 375868 and northing 386881 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 375868 |
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Northing | 386881 |
Position of Bowdon relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bowdon to the centre of the town.
Position of Bowdon relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bowdon to the centre of the city.