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Where is Barrow?

Barrow is located in the county of Shropshire, West Midlands, two miles south-west of the town of Broseley, six miles south-west of the major town of Telford, 82 miles north of Cardiff, and 126 miles north-west of London. Barrow falls within the unitary authority of Shropshire. It is in the TF12 postcode district. The post town for Barrow is Broseley.

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 Shropshire, the historic county of Shropshire, and the administrative county of Shropshire.

Ceremonial CountyShropshire
Historic CountyShropshire
Administrative CountyShropshire

Where is Barrow in Shropshire?

Barrow is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Shropshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Shropshire.

Map showing location of Barrow within Shropshire
Location of Barrow within Shropshire

What is the postcode for Barrow?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Barrow is TF12 5BW.

Where is Barrow in TF12?

Barrow is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the TF12 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the TF12 postcode district.

Map showing location of Barrow within TF12
Location of Barrow within TF12

What is the post town for Barrow?

The post town for Barrow is Broseley. Barrow is in the TF12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Broseley.

What is the latitude and longitude of Barrow?

The centre of Barrow is located at position 52.59705° latitude and -2.50678° longitude.

Latitude52.59705°
Longitude-2.50678°

What is the easting and northing of Barrow?

The centre of Barrow is located at the grid reference easting 365770 and northing 300038 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting365770
Northing300038

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
2m
Barrow is 2 miles south-west of Broseley
east
2m
Barrow is 2 miles east of Much Wenlock
north-west
6m
Barrow is 6 miles north-west of Bridgnorth
south-west
6m
Barrow is 6 miles south-west of Telford
south-east
13m
Barrow is 13 miles south-east of Shrewsbury
south-west
13m
Barrow is 13 miles south-west of Newport
east
13m
Barrow is 13 miles east of Church Stretton
north
15m
Barrow is 15 miles north of Cleobury Mortimer
north-west
16m
Barrow is 16 miles north-west of Kingswinford
west
17m
Barrow is 17 miles west of Sedgley

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.

west
16m
Barrow is 16 miles west of Wolverhampton
west
27m
Barrow is 27 miles west of Birmingham
west
29m
Barrow is 29 miles west of Lichfield
north-west
30m
Barrow is 30 miles north-west of Worcester
south-west
33m
Barrow is 33 miles south-west of Stoke-on-Trent
south-east
37m
Barrow is 37 miles south-east of Wrexham
north
38m
Barrow is 38 miles north of Hereford
south
44m
Barrow is 44 miles south of Chester
west
44m
Barrow is 44 miles west of Coventry
south-west
49m
Barrow is 49 miles south-west of Derby