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Where is Barrow?

Barrow is located in the county of South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles south-west of the town of Wombwell, five miles north-west of the major town of Rotherham, and 146 miles north-west of London. Barrow was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Barrow falls within the metropolitan district council of Rotherham. It is in the S62 postcode district. The post town for Barrow is Rotherham.

Barrow on a map

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

Which county is Barrow in?

Barrow is in the ceremonial county of South Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountySouth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Barrow in South Yorkshire?

Barrow is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of South Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of South Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Barrow within South Yorkshire
Location of Barrow within South Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Barrow?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Barrow is S62 7TT.

Where is Barrow in S62?

Barrow is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the S62 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the S62 postcode district.

Map showing location of Barrow within S62
Location of Barrow within S62

What is the post town for Barrow?

The post town for Barrow is Rotherham. Barrow is in the S62 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Rotherham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Barrow?

The centre of Barrow is located at position 53.48097° latitude and -1.42864° longitude.

Latitude53.48097°
Longitude-1.42864°

What is the easting and northing of Barrow?

The centre of Barrow is located at the grid reference easting 438015 and northing 398402 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting438015
Northing398402

What are the nearest towns to Barrow?

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

south-west
3m
Barrow is 3 miles south-west of Wombwell
west
4m
Barrow is 4 miles west of Rawmarsh
south-west
4m
Barrow is 4 miles south-west of Wath upon Dearne
south-east
4m
Barrow is 4 miles south-east of Worsbrough
north-west
5m
Barrow is 5 miles north-west of Rotherham
south-west
5m
Barrow is 5 miles south-west of Bolton upon Dearne
south-east
5m
Barrow is 5 miles south-east of Barnsley
west
6m
Barrow is 6 miles west of Mexborough
south-west
6m
Barrow is 6 miles south-west of Goldthorpe
south-west
6m
Barrow is 6 miles south-west of Thurnscoe

What are the nearest cities to Barrow?

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

north
7m
Barrow is 7 miles north of Sheffield
west
13m
Barrow is 13 miles west of Doncaster
south
14m
Barrow is 14 miles south of Wakefield
south
23m
Barrow is 23 miles south of Leeds
south-east
25m
Barrow is 25 miles south-east of Bradford
east
34m
Barrow is 34 miles east of Manchester
east
36m
Barrow is 36 miles east of Salford
south
36m
Barrow is 36 miles south of York
north
38m
Barrow is 38 miles north of Nottingham
north
39m
Barrow is 39 miles north of Derby