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 is in the ceremonial county of Nottinghamshire, the historic county of Nottinghamshire, and the administrative county of Nottinghamshire.
Ceremonial County | Nottinghamshire |
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Historic County | Nottinghamshire |
Administrative County | Nottinghamshire |
Cottam is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Nottinghamshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Nottinghamshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cottam is DN22 0EY.
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.
The post town for Cottam is Retford. Cottam is in the DN22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Retford.
The centre of Cottam is located at position 53.30917° latitude and -0.77306° longitude.
Latitude | 53.30917° |
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Longitude | -0.77306° |
The centre of Cottam is located at the grid reference easting 481849 and northing 379838 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 481849 |
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Northing | 379838 |
Position of Cottam relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cottam to the centre of the town.
Position of Cottam relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cottam to the centre of the city.