Bowes is located in the county of Durham, North East England, four miles south-west of the town of Barnard Castle, 18 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 110 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 215 miles north of Cardiff, and 222 miles north of London. Bowes lies three miles north-west of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Bowes falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL12 postcode district. The post town for Bowes is Barnard Castle.
Bowes 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 |
Bowes is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Durham, and towards the westernmost extremity of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Bowes is DL12 9LE.
Bowes is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the DL12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DL12 postcode district.
The post town for Bowes is Barnard Castle. Bowes is in the DL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnard Castle.
The centre of Bowes is located at position 54.51723° latitude and -2.01305° longitude.
Latitude | 54.51723° |
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Longitude | -2.01305° |
The centre of Bowes is located at the grid reference easting 399253 and northing 513548 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 399253 |
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Northing | 513548 |
Position of Bowes relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Bowes to the centre of the town.
Position of Bowes relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Bowes to the centre of the city.