Cottam is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles west of the town of Fulwood, three miles north-west of the major city of Preston, 151 miles south of Edinburgh, 161 miles north of Cardiff, and 192 miles north-west of London. Cottam falls within the district council of Preston, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the PR4 postcode district. The post town for Cottam is Preston.
Cottam is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Cottam is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cottam is PR4 0QJ.
Cottam is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PR4 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PR4 postcode district.
The post town for Cottam is Preston. Cottam is in the PR4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Preston.
The centre of Cottam is located at position 53.78787° latitude and -2.7573° longitude.
Latitude | 53.78787° |
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Longitude | -2.7573° |
The centre of Cottam is located at the grid reference easting 350204 and northing 432661 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 350204 |
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Northing | 432661 |
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.