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 is in the ceremonial county of East Sussex, the historic county of Sussex, and the administrative county of East Sussex.
Ceremonial County | East Sussex |
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Historic County | Sussex |
Administrative County | East Sussex |
Cottenden is situated towards the northernmost extremity of East Sussex, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of East Sussex.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cottenden is TN5 7DT.
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.
The post town for Cottenden is Wadhurst. Cottenden is in the TN5 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wadhurst.
The centre of Cottenden is located at position 51.0305° latitude and 0.3885° longitude.
Latitude | 51.0305° |
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Longitude | 0.3885° |
The centre of Cottenden is located at the grid reference easting 567582 and northing 128396 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 567582 |
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Northing | 128396 |
Position of Cottenden relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cottenden to the centre of the town.
Position of Cottenden relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cottenden to the centre of the city.