Cowlam is located in the county of East Riding of Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, seven miles north-west of the town of Driffield, 24 miles east of the major city of York, 167 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 178 miles north of London. Cowlam lies just east of the North Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Cowlam falls within the unitary authority of East Riding of Yorkshire. It is in the YO25 postcode district. The post town for Cowlam is Driffield.
Cowlam is in the ceremonial county of East Riding of Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of East Riding of Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
Cowlam is situated towards the northernmost extremity of East Riding of Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of East Riding of Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cowlam is YO25 3AE.
Cowlam is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the YO25 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the YO25 postcode district.
The post town for Cowlam is Driffield. Cowlam is in the YO25 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Driffield.
The centre of Cowlam is located at position 54.08365° latitude and -0.53236° longitude.
Latitude | 54.08365° |
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Longitude | -0.53236° |
The centre of Cowlam is located at the grid reference easting 496107 and northing 466300 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 496107 |
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Northing | 466300 |
Position of Cowlam relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cowlam to the centre of the town.
Position of Cowlam relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cowlam to the centre of the city.