54°00′13″N 2°32′52″W / 54.003644°N 2.547859°W / 54.003644; -2.547859

Brennand Farm, Bowland

Brennand Farm is often claimed to be the true centre of Great Britain. This is about seven kilometres north-west of Dunsop Bridge - which has the nearest BT phone box to the 'true centre'. A plaque reads “You are calling from the BT payphone that marks the centre of Great Britain”.[1]

The location was calculated by Ordnance Survey as the centroid of the two-dimensional shape of Great Britain, including all its islands. Haltwhistle claims to be the centre by a different method.

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References

  1. ↑ Haran, Brady (20 October 2002). "Stuck in the middle with ewe". BBC News Online. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
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