GetTheData logo

Where is Cottenden?

Cottenden is located in the county of East Sussex, South East England, four miles south-east of the town of Wadhurst, 15 miles north-west of the major town of Hastings, and 40 miles south-east of London. Cottenden lies three miles south-west of the Kent border, and was historically in the county of Sussex. Cottenden falls within the district council of Rother, under the county council of East Sussex. It is in the TN5 postcode district. The post town for Cottenden is Wadhurst.

Cottenden on a map

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

Which county is Cottenden in?

Cottenden is in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of East Sussex.

Ceremonial CountyEast Sussex
Historic CountySussex
Administrative CountyEast Sussex

Where is Cottenden in East Sussex?

Cottenden is situated towards the northernmost extremity of East Sussex, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of East Sussex.

Map showing location of Cottenden within East Sussex
Location of Cottenden within East Sussex

What is the postcode for Cottenden?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Cottenden is TN5 7DT.

Where is Cottenden in TN5?

Cottenden is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the TN5 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the TN5 postcode district.

Map showing location of Cottenden within TN5
Location of Cottenden within TN5

What is the post town for Cottenden?

The post town for Cottenden is Wadhurst. Cottenden is in the TN5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wadhurst.

What is the latitude and longitude of Cottenden?

The centre of Cottenden is located at position 51.0305° latitude and 0.3885° longitude.

Latitude51.0305°
Longitude0.3885°

What is the easting and northing of Cottenden?

The centre of Cottenden is located at the grid reference easting 567582 and northing 128396 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting567582
Northing128396

What are the nearest towns to Cottenden?

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

south-east
4m
Cottenden is 4 miles south-east of Wadhurst
north-east
7m
Cottenden is 7 miles north-east of Heathfield
north-west
9m
Cottenden is 9 miles north-west of Battle
south-east
9m
Cottenden is 9 miles south-east of Royal Tunbridge Wells
east
10m
Cottenden is 10 miles east of Crowborough
south
10m
Cottenden is 10 miles south of Paddock Wood
south-east
11m
Cottenden is 11 miles south-east of Southborough
south-east
12m
Cottenden is 12 miles south-east of Tonbridge
north-east
13m
Cottenden is 13 miles north-east of Hailsham
west
13m
Cottenden is 13 miles west of Tenterden

What are the nearest cities to Cottenden?

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

north-east
27m
Cottenden is 27 miles north-east of Brighton and Hove
south-west
35m
Cottenden is 35 miles south-west of Canterbury
south
38m
Cottenden is 38 miles south of Southend-on-Sea
south-east
39m
Cottenden is 39 miles south-east of City of London
south-east
39m
Cottenden is 39 miles south-east of City of Westminster
south-east
40m
Cottenden is 40 miles south-east of London
south
49m
Cottenden is 49 miles south of Chelmsford
east
53m
Cottenden is 53 miles east of Chichester
south-east
59m
Cottenden is 59 miles south-east of St Albans
south
63m
Cottenden is 63 miles south of Colchester