Barrow is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, four miles west of the major town of Cheltenham, 53 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 92 miles west of London. Barrow lies five miles south of the Worcestershire border. Barrow falls within the district council of Tewkesbury, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL51 postcode district. The post town for Barrow is Cheltenham.
Barrow is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of Gloucestershire.
Ceremonial County | Gloucestershire |
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Historic County | Gloucestershire |
Administrative County | Gloucestershire |
Barrow is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Gloucestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gloucestershire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Barrow is GL51 0TL.
Barrow is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the GL51 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the GL51 postcode district.
The post town for Barrow is Cheltenham. Barrow is in the GL51 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cheltenham.
The centre of Barrow is located at position 51.92205° latitude and -2.16867° longitude.
Latitude | 51.92205° |
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Longitude | -2.16867° |
The centre of Barrow is located at the grid reference easting 388497 and northing 224850 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 388497 |
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Northing | 224850 |
Position of Barrow relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Barrow to the centre of the town.
Position of Barrow relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Barrow to the centre of the city.