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Where is Stow?

Stow is located in the county of Lincolnshire, East Midlands, seven miles south-east of the town of Gainsborough, nine miles north-west of the major city of Lincoln, and 127 miles north of London. Stow lies three miles north-east of the Nottinghamshire border. Stow falls within the district council of West Lindsey, under the county council of Lincolnshire. It is in the LN1 postcode district. The post town for Stow is Lincoln.

Stow on a map

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

Which county is Stow in?

Stow is in the ceremonial county of Lincolnshire, the historic county of Lincolnshire, and the administrative county of Lincolnshire.

Ceremonial CountyLincolnshire
Historic CountyLincolnshire
Administrative CountyLincolnshire

Where is Stow in Lincolnshire?

Stow is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lincolnshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lincolnshire.

Map showing location of Stow within Lincolnshire
Location of Stow within Lincolnshire

What is the postcode for Stow?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Stow is LN1 2DQ.

Where is Stow in LN1?

Stow is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LN1 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LN1 postcode district.

Map showing location of Stow within LN1
Location of Stow within LN1

What is the post town for Stow?

The post town for Stow is Lincoln. Stow is in the LN1 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Lincoln.

What is the latitude and longitude of Stow?

The centre of Stow is located at position 53.32729° latitude and -0.67443° longitude.

Latitude53.32729°
Longitude-0.67443°

What is the easting and northing of Stow?

The centre of Stow is located at the grid reference easting 488383 and northing 381971 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting488383
Northing381971

What are the nearest towns to Stow?

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

south-east
7m
Stow is 7 miles south-east of Gainsborough
north
10m
Stow is 10 miles north of North Hykeham
south
11m
Stow is 11 miles south of Kirton in Lindsey
east
11m
Stow is 11 miles east of Retford
west
15m
Stow is 15 miles west of Market Rasen
south-east
15m
Stow is 15 miles south-east of Epworth
west
16m
Stow is 16 miles west of Wragby
south-east
16m
Stow is 16 miles south-east of Bawtry
south-west
17m
Stow is 17 miles south-west of Brigg
north
18m
Stow is 18 miles north of Newark-on-Trent

What are the nearest cities to Stow?

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

north-west
9m
Stow is 9 miles north-west of Lincoln
south-east
23m
Stow is 23 miles south-east of Doncaster
south-west
32m
Stow is 32 miles south-west of Kingston upon Hull
north-east
32m
Stow is 32 miles north-east of Nottingham
east
33m
Stow is 33 miles east of Sheffield
south-east
42m
Stow is 42 miles south-east of Wakefield
north-east
43m
Stow is 43 miles north-east of Derby
south
47m
Stow is 47 miles south of York
south-east
49m
Stow is 49 miles south-east of Leeds
north
52m
Stow is 52 miles north of Leicester