Cowdale is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, two miles south-east of the town of Buxton, 16 miles south-east of the major town of Stockport, 134 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 140 miles north-west of London. Cowdale lies three miles north of the Staffordshire border. Cowdale falls within the district council of High Peak, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the SK17 postcode district. The post town for Cowdale is Buxton.
Cowdale is in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, the historic county of Derbyshire, and the administrative county of Derbyshire.
Ceremonial County | Derbyshire |
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Historic County | Derbyshire |
Administrative County | Derbyshire |
Cowdale is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Derbyshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cowdale is SK17 9SE.
Cowdale is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SK17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SK17 postcode district.
The post town for Cowdale is Buxton. Cowdale is in the SK17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Buxton.
The centre of Cowdale is located at position 53.24407° latitude and -1.8773° longitude.
Latitude | 53.24407° |
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Longitude | -1.8773° |
The centre of Cowdale is located at the grid reference easting 408285 and northing 371901 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 408285 |
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Northing | 371901 |
Position of Cowdale relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cowdale to the centre of the town.
Position of Cowdale relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cowdale to the centre of the city.