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Where is Cottam?

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 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 Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.

Ceremonial CountyLancashire
Historic CountyLancashire
Administrative CountyLancashire

Where is Cottam in Lancashire?

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

Map showing location of Cottam within Lancashire
Location of Cottam within Lancashire

What is the postcode for Cottam?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Cottam is PR4 0QJ.

Where is Cottam in PR4?

Cottam is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PR4 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PR4 postcode district.

Map showing location of Cottam within PR4
Location of Cottam within PR4

What is the post town for Cottam?

The post town for Cottam is Preston. Cottam is in the PR4 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Preston.

What is the latitude and longitude of Cottam?

The centre of Cottam is located at position 53.78787° latitude and -2.7573° longitude.

Latitude53.78787°
Longitude-2.7573°

What is the easting and northing of Cottam?

The centre of Cottam is located at the grid reference easting 350204 and northing 432661 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting350204
Northing432661

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.

west
2m
Cottam is 2 miles west of Fulwood
east
5m
Cottam is 5 miles east of Kirkham
north-east
5m
Cottam is 5 miles north-east of Freckleton
north-west
6m
Cottam is 6 miles north-west of Bamber Bridge
south-west
7m
Cottam is 7 miles south-west of Longridge
north
7m
Cottam is 7 miles north of Leyland
south
8m
Cottam is 8 miles south of Garstang
south-east
11m
Cottam is 11 miles south-east of Poulton-le-Fylde
north-west
11m
Cottam is 11 miles north-west of Chorley
east
11m
Cottam is 11 miles east of Lytham St Anne's

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
3m
Cottam is 3 miles north-west of Preston
south
18m
Cottam is 18 miles south of Lancaster
north
28m
Cottam is 28 miles north of Liverpool
north-west
29m
Cottam is 29 miles north-west of Salford
north-west
30m
Cottam is 30 miles north-west of Manchester
west
41m
Cottam is 41 miles west of Bradford
north
42m
Cottam is 42 miles north of Chester
north-east
46m
Cottam is 46 miles north-east of St Asaph
west
49m
Cottam is 49 miles west of Leeds
north
52m
Cottam is 52 miles north of Wrexham

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