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  1. Bowdon

Where is Bowdon?

Bowdon is located in the county of Greater Manchester, North West England, one mile south-west of the town of Altrincham, eight miles south of the major city of Salford, 136 miles north of Cardiff, and 160 miles north-west of London. Bowdon lies just north-east of the Cheshire border, and was historically in the county of Cheshire. Bowdon falls within the metropolitan district council of Trafford. It is in the WA14 postcode district. The post town for Bowdon is Altrincham.

Bowdon on a map

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

Which county is Bowdon in?

Bowdon is in the ceremonial county of Greater Manchester, and the historic county of Cheshire.

Ceremonial CountyGreater Manchester
Historic CountyCheshire

Where is Bowdon in Greater Manchester?

Bowdon is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Greater Manchester, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Greater Manchester.

Map showing location of Bowdon within Greater Manchester
Location of Bowdon within Greater Manchester

What is the postcode for Bowdon?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Bowdon is WA14 2TP.

Where is Bowdon in WA14?

Bowdon is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the WA14 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the WA14 postcode district.

Map showing location of Bowdon within WA14
Location of Bowdon within WA14

What is the post town for Bowdon?

The post town for Bowdon is Altrincham. Bowdon is in the WA14 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Altrincham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Bowdon?

The centre of Bowdon is located at position 53.37823° latitude and -2.36422° longitude.

Latitude53.37823°
Longitude-2.36422°

What is the easting and northing of Bowdon?

The centre of Bowdon is located at the grid reference easting 375868 and northing 386881 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting375868
Northing386881

What are the nearest towns to Bowdon?

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

south-west
1m
Bowdon is 1 mile south-west of Altrincham
west
1m
Bowdon is 1 mile west of Hale
south-west
4m
Bowdon is 4 miles south-west of Sale
south-east
4m
Bowdon is 4 miles south-east of Partington
east
5m
Bowdon is 5 miles east of Lymm
north
5m
Bowdon is 5 miles north of Knutsford
south-west
5m
Bowdon is 5 miles south-west of Stretford
west
5m
Bowdon is 5 miles west of Gatley
south
5m
Bowdon is 5 miles south of Irlam
south
5m
Bowdon is 5 miles south of Urmston

What are the nearest cities to Bowdon?

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

south
8m
Bowdon is 8 miles south of Salford
south-west
9m
Bowdon is 9 miles south-west of Manchester
north-east
25m
Bowdon is 25 miles north-east of Chester
east
25m
Bowdon is 25 miles east of Liverpool
north
26m
Bowdon is 26 miles north of Stoke-on-Trent
south-east
30m
Bowdon is 30 miles south-east of Preston
north-east
35m
Bowdon is 35 miles north-east of Wrexham
west
37m
Bowdon is 37 miles west of Sheffield
south-west
38m
Bowdon is 38 miles south-west of Bradford
south-west
41m
Bowdon is 41 miles south-west of Wakefield

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