Cottown is located in the county of Perth and Kinross, Scotland, three miles north-west of the town of Newburgh, 13 miles south-west of the major city of Dundee, 30 miles north of Edinburgh, 339 miles north of Cardiff, and 360 miles north of London. Cottown lies two miles north-west of the Fife border, and was historically in the county of Perthshire. Cottown falls within the unitary authority of Perth and Kinross. It is in the PH2 postcode district. The post town for Cottown is Perth.
Cottown is in the ceremonial county of Perth and Kinross, the historic county of Perthshire, and the administrative county of Perth and Kinross.
Ceremonial County | Perth and Kinross |
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Historic County | Perthshire |
Administrative County | Perth and Kinross |
Cottown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Perth and Kinross, and towards the easternmost extremity of Perth and Kinross.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cottown is PH2 7NL.
Cottown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the PH2 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PH2 postcode district.
The post town for Cottown is Perth. Cottown is in the PH2 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Perth.
The centre of Cottown is located at position 56.37629° latitude and -3.28903° longitude.
Latitude | 56.37629° |
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Longitude | -3.28903° |
The centre of Cottown is located at the grid reference easting 320488 and northing 721190 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 320488 |
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Northing | 721190 |
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.