Cowley is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, one mile south-west of the town of Dronfield, five miles north-west of the major town of Chesterfield, and 136 miles north-west of London. Cowley lies two miles south-west of the South Yorkshire border. Cowley falls within the district council of North East Derbyshire, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the S18 postcode district. The post town for Cowley is Dronfield.
Cowley 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 |
Cowley is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Derbyshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Derbyshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cowley is S18 7SD.
Cowley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the S18 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the S18 postcode district.
The post town for Cowley is Dronfield. Cowley is in the S18 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Dronfield.
The centre of Cowley is located at position 53.29002° latitude and -1.50018° longitude.
Latitude | 53.29002° |
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Longitude | -1.50018° |
The centre of Cowley is located at the grid reference easting 433416 and northing 377123 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 433416 |
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Northing | 377123 |
Position of Cowley relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cowley to the centre of the town.
Position of Cowley relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cowley to the centre of the city.