Cottown is located in the county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, eight miles north-west of the town of Alford, 30 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 96 miles north of Edinburgh, 405 miles north of Cardiff, and 416 miles north of London. Cottown lies five miles south-east of the Banffshire border. Cottown falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB54 postcode district. The post town for Cottown is Huntly.
Cottown is in the ceremonial county of Aberdeenshire, the historic county of Aberdeenshire, and the administrative county of Aberdeenshire.
Ceremonial County | Aberdeenshire |
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Historic County | Aberdeenshire |
Administrative County | Aberdeenshire |
Cottown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Aberdeenshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Aberdeenshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cottown is AB54 4LS.
Cottown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the AB54 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the AB54 postcode district.
The post town for Cottown is Huntly. Cottown is in the AB54 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Huntly.
The centre of Cottown is located at position 57.32931° latitude and -2.8194° longitude.
Latitude | 57.32931° |
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Longitude | -2.8194° |
The centre of Cottown is located at the grid reference easting 350762 and northing 826827 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 350762 |
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Northing | 826827 |
Position of Cottown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cottown to the centre of the town.
Position of Cottown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cottown to the centre of the city.