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Where is Cowbridge?

Cowbridge is located in the county of South Glamorgan, Wales, four miles north-east of the town of Llantwit Major, 21 miles south-west of the major city of Newport, 12 miles west of Cardiff, and 143 miles west of London. Cowbridge lies three miles south of the Mid Glamorgan border, and was historically in the county of Glamorgan. Cowbridge falls within the unitary authority of Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan. It is in the CF71 postcode district.

Cowbridge on a map

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

Which county is Cowbridge in?

Cowbridge is in the ceremonial county of South Glamorgan, the historic county of Glamorgan, and the administrative county of Bro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan.

Ceremonial CountySouth Glamorgan
Historic CountyGlamorgan
Administrative CountyBro Morgannwg - the Vale of Glamorgan

Where is Cowbridge in South Glamorgan?

Cowbridge is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of South Glamorgan, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of South Glamorgan.

Map showing location of Cowbridge within South Glamorgan
Location of Cowbridge within South Glamorgan

What is the postcode for Cowbridge?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Cowbridge is CF71 7AG.

Where is Cowbridge in CF71?

Cowbridge is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the CF71 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the CF71 postcode district.

Map showing location of Cowbridge within CF71
Location of Cowbridge within CF71

What is the latitude and longitude of Cowbridge?

The centre of Cowbridge is located at position 51.46166° latitude and -3.447° longitude.

Latitude51.46166°
Longitude-3.447°

What is the easting and northing of Cowbridge?

The centre of Cowbridge is located at the grid reference easting 299571 and northing 174625 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting299571
Northing174625

What are the nearest towns to Cowbridge?

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

north-east
4m
Cowbridge is 4 miles north-east of Llantwit Major
south-east
5m
Cowbridge is 5 miles south-east of Pencoed
south-west
6m
Cowbridge is 6 miles south-west of Talbot Green
south-west
6m
Cowbridge is 6 miles south-west of Llantrisant
south-east
6m
Cowbridge is 6 miles south-east of Bridgend
north-west
9m
Cowbridge is 9 miles north-west of Barry
south
10m
Cowbridge is 10 miles south of Porth
south-west
11m
Cowbridge is 11 miles south-west of Pontypridd
south
11m
Cowbridge is 11 miles south of Tonypandy
east
11m
Cowbridge is 11 miles east of Porthcawl

What are the nearest cities to Cowbridge?

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

west
12m
Cowbridge is 12 miles west of Cardiff
south-west
21m
Cowbridge is 21 miles south-west of Newport
south-east
24m
Cowbridge is 24 miles south-east of Swansea
west
37m
Cowbridge is 37 miles west of Bristol
north-west
39m
Cowbridge is 39 miles north-west of Wells
west
47m
Cowbridge is 47 miles west of Bath
north
51m
Cowbridge is 51 miles north of Exeter
south-west
52m
Cowbridge is 52 miles south-west of Hereford
south-west
59m
Cowbridge is 59 miles south-west of Gloucester
south-west
73m
Cowbridge is 73 miles south-west of Worcester

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