Cowshill is located in the county of Durham, North East England, nine miles west of the town of Stanhope, 28 miles south-west of the major town of Gateshead, 91 miles south-east of Edinburgh, 230 miles north of Cardiff, and 241 miles north of London. Cowshill lies two miles south of the Northumberland border. Cowshill falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the DL13 postcode district. The post town for Cowshill is Bishop Auckland.
Cowshill is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of County Durham.
Ceremonial County | Durham |
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Historic County | Durham |
Administrative County | County Durham |
Cowshill is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Durham, and towards the westernmost extremity of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cowshill is DL13 1DA.
Cowshill is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DL13 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the DL13 postcode district.
The post town for Cowshill is Bishop Auckland. Cowshill is in the DL13 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bishop Auckland.
The centre of Cowshill is located at position 54.76094° latitude and -2.22756° longitude.
Latitude | 54.76094° |
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Longitude | -2.22756° |
The centre of Cowshill is located at the grid reference easting 385454 and northing 540691 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 385454 |
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Northing | 540691 |
Position of Cowshill relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cowshill to the centre of the town.
Position of Cowshill relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cowshill to the centre of the city.