Great Barford is located in the county of Bedfordshire, Eastern England, three miles north-west of the town of Sandy, five miles east of the major town of Bedford, and 45 miles north of London. Great Barford lies four miles south-west of the Cambridgeshire border. Great Barford falls within the unitary authority of Bedford. It is in the MK44 postcode district. The post town for Great Barford is Bedford.
Great Barford is in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, the historic county of Bedfordshire, and the administrative county of Bedford.
Ceremonial County | Bedfordshire |
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Historic County | Bedfordshire |
Administrative County | Bedford |
Great Barford is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Bedfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Bedfordshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Great Barford is MK44 3JB.
Great Barford is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the MK44 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the MK44 postcode district.
The post town for Great Barford is Bedford. Great Barford is in the MK44 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bedford.
The centre of Great Barford is located at position 52.1583° latitude and -0.35307° longitude.
Latitude | 52.1583° |
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Longitude | -0.35307° |
The centre of Great Barford is located at the grid reference easting 512760 and northing 252392 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 512760 |
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Northing | 252392 |
Position of Great Barford relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Great Barford to the centre of the town.
Position of Great Barford relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Great Barford to the centre of the city.