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Where is Potters Bar?

Potters Bar is located in the county of Hertfordshire, Eastern England, four miles north-east of the town of Borehamwood, seven miles south-east of the major city of St Albans, and 13 miles north of London. Potters Bar lies roughly one mile north of the Greater London border, and was historically in the county of Middlesex. Potters Bar falls within the district council of Hertsmere, under the county council of Hertfordshire. It is in the EN6 postcode district. The post town for Potters Bar is Potters Bar.

Potters Bar on a map

Map showing extent of Potters Bar as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Potters Bar
Map showing location of Potters Bar within the UK
Location of Potters Bar within the UK

Which county is Potters Bar in?

Potters Bar is in the ceremonial county of Hertfordshire, the historic county of Middlesex, and the administrative county of Hertfordshire.

Ceremonial CountyHertfordshire
Historic CountyMiddlesex
Administrative CountyHertfordshire

Where is Potters Bar in Hertfordshire?

Potters Bar is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Hertfordshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Hertfordshire.

Map showing location of Potters Bar within Hertfordshire
Location of Potters Bar within Hertfordshire

What is the postcode for Potters Bar?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Potters Bar is EN6 2HU.

Where is Potters Bar in EN6?

Potters Bar is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EN6 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EN6 postcode district.

Map showing location of Potters Bar within EN6
Location of Potters Bar within EN6

What is the post town for Potters Bar?

The post town for Potters Bar is Potters Bar. Potters Bar is in the EN6 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Potters Bar.

What is the latitude and longitude of Potters Bar?

The centre of Potters Bar is located at position 51.69511° latitude and -0.19364° longitude.

Latitude51.69511°
Longitude-0.19364°

What is the easting and northing of Potters Bar?

The centre of Potters Bar is located at the grid reference easting 524944 and northing 201139 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting524944
Northing201139

What are the nearest towns to Potters Bar?

Position of Potters Bar relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Potters Bar to the centre of the town.

north-east
4m
Potters Bar is 4 miles north-east of Borehamwood
south
5m
Potters Bar is 5 miles south of Hatfield
east
5m
Potters Bar is 5 miles east of Radlett
west
7m
Potters Bar is 7 miles west of Cheshunt
west
7m
Potters Bar is 7 miles west of Waltham Cross
south
8m
Potters Bar is 8 miles south of Welwyn Garden City
north-east
8m
Potters Bar is 8 miles north-east of Bushey
south-west
9m
Potters Bar is 9 miles south-west of Hertford
south-west
9m
Potters Bar is 9 miles south-west of Hoddesdon
west
9m
Potters Bar is 9 miles west of Waltham Abbey

What are the nearest cities to Potters Bar?

Position of Potters Bar relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Potters Bar to the centre of the city.

south-east
7m
Potters Bar is 7 miles south-east of St Albans
north
13m
Potters Bar is 13 miles north of City of London
north
13m
Potters Bar is 13 miles north of London
north
14m
Potters Bar is 14 miles north of City of Westminster
west
29m
Potters Bar is 29 miles west of Chelmsford
south-east
34m
Potters Bar is 34 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
south
38m
Potters Bar is 38 miles south of Cambridge
west
40m
Potters Bar is 40 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
east
46m
Potters Bar is 46 miles east of Oxford
west
49m
Potters Bar is 49 miles west of Colchester

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