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Where is Cottam?

Cottam is located in the county of Nottinghamshire, East Midlands, six miles south of the town of Gainsborough, 11 miles north-west of the major city of Lincoln, and 127 miles north of London. Cottam lies just west of the Lincolnshire border. Cottam falls within the district council of Bassetlaw, under the county council of Nottinghamshire. It is in the DN22 postcode district. The post town for Cottam is Retford.

Cottam on a map

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

Which county is Cottam in?

Cottam is in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the administrative county of Nottinghamshire.

Ceremonial CountyNottinghamshire
Historic CountyNottinghamshire
Administrative CountyNottinghamshire

Where is Cottam in Nottinghamshire?

Cottam is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Nottinghamshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Nottinghamshire.

Map showing location of Cottam within Nottinghamshire
Location of Cottam within Nottinghamshire

What is the postcode for Cottam?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Cottam is DN22 0EY.

Where is Cottam in DN22?

Cottam is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the DN22 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the DN22 postcode district.

Map showing location of Cottam within DN22
Location of Cottam within DN22

What is the post town for Cottam?

The post town for Cottam is Retford. Cottam is in the DN22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Retford.

What is the latitude and longitude of Cottam?

The centre of Cottam is located at position 53.30917° latitude and -0.77306° longitude.

Latitude53.30917°
Longitude-0.77306°

What is the easting and northing of Cottam?

The centre of Cottam is located at the grid reference easting 481849 and northing 379838 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting481849
Northing379838

What are the nearest towns to Cottam?

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

south
6m
Cottam is 6 miles south of Gainsborough
east
7m
Cottam is 7 miles east of Retford
north-west
11m
Cottam is 11 miles north-west of North Hykeham
south-east
13m
Cottam is 13 miles south-east of Bawtry
south-west
14m
Cottam is 14 miles south-west of Kirton in Lindsey
east
14m
Cottam is 14 miles east of Worksop
south
15m
Cottam is 15 miles south of Epworth
north
16m
Cottam is 16 miles north of Newark-on-Trent
south-east
16m
Cottam is 16 miles south-east of Tickhill
north-east
17m
Cottam is 17 miles north-east of Market Warsop

What are the nearest cities to Cottam?

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

north-west
11m
Cottam is 11 miles north-west of Lincoln
south-east
21m
Cottam is 21 miles south-east of Doncaster
north-east
29m
Cottam is 29 miles north-east of Nottingham
east
29m
Cottam is 29 miles east of Sheffield
south-west
35m
Cottam is 35 miles south-west of Kingston upon Hull
south-east
40m
Cottam is 40 miles south-east of Wakefield
north-east
40m
Cottam is 40 miles north-east of Derby
south-east
47m
Cottam is 47 miles south-east of Leeds
south
47m
Cottam is 47 miles south of York
north
49m
Cottam is 49 miles north of Leicester