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Where is Bow?

Bow is located in the county of Devon, South West England, four miles east of the town of North Tawton, 14 miles north-west of the major city of Exeter, 55 miles south-west of Cardiff, and 168 miles west of London. Bow falls within the district council of Mid Devon, under the county council of Devon. It is in the EX17 postcode district. The post town for Bow is Crediton.

Bow on a map

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

Which county is Bow in?

Bow is in the ceremonial county of Devon, the historic county of Devon, and the administrative county of Devon.

Ceremonial CountyDevon
Historic CountyDevon
Administrative CountyDevon

Where is Bow in Devon?

Bow is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Devon, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Devon.

Map showing location of Bow within Devon
Location of Bow within Devon

What is the postcode for Bow?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bow is EX17 6HW.

Where is Bow in EX17?

Bow is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the EX17 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the EX17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bow within EX17
Location of Bow within EX17

What is the post town for Bow?

The post town for Bow is Crediton. Bow is in the EX17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Crediton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bow?

The centre of Bow is located at position 50.80107° latitude and -3.815° longitude.

Latitude50.80107°
Longitude-3.815°

What is the easting and northing of Bow?

The centre of Bow is located at the grid reference easting 272195 and northing 101738 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting272195
Northing101738

What are the nearest towns to Bow?

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

east
4m
Bow is 4 miles east of North Tawton
west
7m
Bow is 7 miles west of Crediton
north
9m
Bow is 9 miles north of Chagford
north-east
9m
Bow is 9 miles north-east of Okehampton
north
10m
Bow is 10 miles north of Moretonhampstead
south
15m
Bow is 15 miles south of South Molton
north
16m
Bow is 16 miles north of Bovey Tracey
south-west
16m
Bow is 16 miles south-west of Tiverton
north-west
17m
Bow is 17 miles north-west of Chudleigh
north-west
17m
Bow is 17 miles north-west of Topsham

What are the nearest cities to Bow?

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

north-west
14m
Bow is 14 miles north-west of Exeter
north-east
33m
Bow is 33 miles north-east of Plymouth
south-west
55m
Bow is 55 miles south-west of Cardiff
south
57m
Bow is 57 miles south of Swansea
south-west
58m
Bow is 58 miles south-west of Wells
south-west
65m
Bow is 65 miles south-west of Newport
north-east
66m
Bow is 66 miles north-east of Truro
south-west
69m
Bow is 69 miles south-west of Bristol
south-west
75m
Bow is 75 miles south-west of Bath
west
90m
Bow is 90 miles west of Salisbury