Cottenham is located in the county of Cambridgeshire, Eastern England, six miles north of the major city of Cambridge, and 54 miles north of London. Cottenham falls within the district council of South Cambridgeshire, under the county council of Cambridgeshire. It is in the CB24 postcode district. The post town for Cottenham is Cambridge.
Cottenham is in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, the historic county of Cambridgeshire, and the administrative county of Cambridgeshire.
Ceremonial County | Cambridgeshire |
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Historic County | Cambridgeshire |
Administrative County | Cambridgeshire |
Cottenham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cambridgeshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cottenham is CB24 8TZ.
Cottenham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CB24 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the CB24 postcode district.
The post town for Cottenham is Cambridge. Cottenham is in the CB24 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cambridge.
The centre of Cottenham is located at position 52.28509° latitude and 0.12471° longitude.
Latitude | 52.28509° |
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Longitude | 0.12471° |
The centre of Cottenham is located at the grid reference easting 545027 and northing 267343 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 545027 |
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Northing | 267343 |
Position of Cottenham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cottenham to the centre of the town.
Position of Cottenham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cottenham to the centre of the city.