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Where is Barrow?

Barrow is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, three miles south of the town of Clitheroe, seven miles north-east of the major town of Blackburn, 150 miles south of Edinburgh, 166 miles north of Cardiff, and 187 miles north-west of London. Barrow falls within the district council of Ribble Valley, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the BB7 postcode district. The post town for Barrow is Clitheroe.

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

Ceremonial CountyLancashire
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyLancashire

Where is Barrow in Lancashire?

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

Map showing location of Barrow within Lancashire
Location of Barrow within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Barrow?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Barrow is BB7 9AN.

Where is Barrow in BB7?

Barrow is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the BB7 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BB7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Barrow within BB7
Location of Barrow within BB7

What is the post town for Barrow?

The post town for Barrow is Clitheroe. Barrow is in the BB7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Clitheroe.

What is the latitude and longitude of Barrow?

The centre of Barrow is located at position 53.83728° latitude and -2.40246° longitude.

Latitude53.83728°
Longitude-2.40246°

What is the easting and northing of Barrow?

The centre of Barrow is located at the grid reference easting 373613 and northing 437967 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting373613
Northing437967

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
3m
Barrow is 3 miles south of Clitheroe
north
4m
Barrow is 4 miles north of Great Harwood
north
4m
Barrow is 4 miles north of Clayton-le-Moors
north-west
4m
Barrow is 4 miles north-west of Padiham
north
5m
Barrow is 5 miles north of Rishton
north
6m
Barrow is 6 miles north of Church
north
6m
Barrow is 6 miles north of Accrington
north
7m
Barrow is 7 miles north of Oswaldtwistle
north-east
7m
Barrow is 7 miles north-east of Blackburn
west
7m
Barrow is 7 miles west of Brierfield

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-east
13m
Barrow is 13 miles north-east of Preston
south-east
22m
Barrow is 22 miles south-east of Lancaster
north
25m
Barrow is 25 miles north of Salford
north
26m
Barrow is 26 miles north of Manchester
west
27m
Barrow is 27 miles west of Bradford
west
35m
Barrow is 35 miles west of Leeds
north-east
38m
Barrow is 38 miles north-east of Liverpool
west
39m
Barrow is 39 miles west of Wakefield
south-west
41m
Barrow is 41 miles south-west of Ripon
north-east
49m
Barrow is 49 miles north-east of Chester

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