Cowthorpe is located in the county of North Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, three miles north-east of the town of Wetherby, eight miles east of the major town of Harrogate, 156 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 177 miles north of London. Cowthorpe lies roughly one mile north-east of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Cowthorpe falls within the unitary authority of North Yorkshire. It is in the LS22 postcode district. The post town for Cowthorpe is Wetherby.
Cowthorpe is in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, the historic county of Yorkshire, and the administrative county of North Yorkshire.
Ceremonial County | North Yorkshire |
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Historic County | Yorkshire |
Administrative County | North Yorkshire |
Cowthorpe is situated towards the southernmost extremity of North Yorkshire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of North Yorkshire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Cowthorpe is LS22 5EY.
Cowthorpe is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the LS22 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the LS22 postcode district.
The post town for Cowthorpe is Wetherby. Cowthorpe is in the LS22 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Wetherby.
The centre of Cowthorpe is located at position 53.9662° latitude and -1.35071° longitude.
Latitude | 53.9662° |
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Longitude | -1.35071° |
The centre of Cowthorpe is located at the grid reference easting 442694 and northing 452431 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 442694 |
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Northing | 452431 |
Position of Cowthorpe relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cowthorpe to the centre of the town.
Position of Cowthorpe relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cowthorpe to the centre of the city.