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Where is Barnet?

Barnet is located in the county of Greater London, London, three miles south of the town of Potters Bar, ten miles east of the major town of Watford, and nine miles north of London. Barnet lies roughly one mile south of the Hertfordshire border, and was historically in the county of Hertfordshire. Barnet falls within the London borough council of Barnet, under the Greater London Authority. It is in the EN4 postcode district. The post town for Barnet is Barnet.

Barnet on a map

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

Which county is Barnet in?

Barnet is in the ceremonial county of Greater London, the historic county of Hertfordshire, and the administrative county of Greater London.

Ceremonial CountyGreater London
Historic CountyHertfordshire
Administrative CountyGreater London

Where is Barnet in Greater London?

Barnet is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Greater London, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater London.

Map showing location of Barnet within Greater London
Location of Barnet within Greater London

What is the postcode for Barnet?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Barnet is EN4 8RN.

Where is Barnet in EN4?

Barnet is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the EN4 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the EN4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Barnet within EN4
Location of Barnet within EN4

What is the post town for Barnet?

The post town for Barnet is Barnet. Barnet is in the EN4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnet.

What is the latitude and longitude of Barnet?

The centre of Barnet is located at position 51.64968° latitude and -0.17125° longitude.

Latitude51.64968°
Longitude-0.17125°

What is the easting and northing of Barnet?

The centre of Barnet is located at the grid reference easting 526618 and northing 196126 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting526618
Northing196126

What are the nearest towns to Barnet?

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

south
3m
Barnet is 3 miles south of Potters Bar
east
4m
Barnet is 4 miles east of Borehamwood
south-west
6m
Barnet is 6 miles south-west of Waltham Cross
south-west
7m
Barnet is 7 miles south-west of Cheshunt
east
7m
Barnet is 7 miles east of Radlett
south
8m
Barnet is 8 miles south of Hatfield
east
8m
Barnet is 8 miles east of Bushey
west
8m
Barnet is 8 miles west of Waltham Abbey
east
10m
Barnet is 10 miles east of Watford
south-west
10m
Barnet is 10 miles south-west of Hoddesdon

What are the nearest cities to Barnet?

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

north
10m
Barnet is 10 miles north of City of London
north
10m
Barnet is 10 miles north of London
south-east
10m
Barnet is 10 miles south-east of St Albans
north
10m
Barnet is 10 miles north of City of Westminster
west
28m
Barnet is 28 miles west of Chelmsford
south-east
37m
Barnet is 37 miles south-east of Milton Keynes
west
39m
Barnet is 39 miles west of Southend-on-Sea
south
40m
Barnet is 40 miles south of Cambridge
east
47m
Barnet is 47 miles east of Oxford
west
49m
Barnet is 49 miles west of Colchester

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