Barnard Castle is located in the county of Durham, North East England, 12 miles north-west of the town of Richmond, 15 miles west of the major town of Darlington, 109 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 219 miles north of Cardiff, and 222 miles north of London. Barnard Castle lies four miles north-west of the North Yorkshire border. Barnard Castle falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL12 postcode district. The post town for Barnard Castle is Barnard Castle.
Barnard Castle 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 |
Barnard Castle is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Durham, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Barnard Castle is DL12 8DA.
Barnard Castle is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DL12 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DL12 postcode district.
The post town for Barnard Castle is Barnard Castle. Barnard Castle is in the DL12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnard Castle.
The centre of Barnard Castle is located at position 54.54845° latitude and -1.9171° longitude.
Latitude | 54.54845° |
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Longitude | -1.9171° |
The centre of Barnard Castle is located at the grid reference easting 405460 and northing 517025 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 405460 |
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Northing | 517025 |
Position of Barnard Castle relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Barnard Castle to the centre of the town.
Position of Barnard Castle relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Barnard Castle to the centre of the city.