East Cowes is located in the county of Isle of Wight, South East England, one mile south-east of the town of Cowes, nine miles west of the major city of Portsmouth, and 73 miles south-west of London. East Cowes lies three miles south of the Hampshire border, and was historically in the county of Hampshire. East Cowes falls within the unitary authority of Isle of Wight. It is in the PO32 postcode district. The post town for East Cowes is East Cowes.
East Cowes is in the ceremonial county of Isle of Wight, the historic county of Hampshire, and the administrative county of Isle of Wight.
Ceremonial County | Isle of Wight |
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Historic County | Hampshire |
Administrative County | Isle of Wight |
East Cowes is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Isle of Wight, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Isle of Wight.
The nearest postcode to the centre of East Cowes is PO32 6EP.
East Cowes is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the PO32 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the PO32 postcode district.
The post town for East Cowes is East Cowes. East Cowes is in the PO32 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of East Cowes.
The centre of East Cowes is located at position 50.7577° latitude and -1.28826° longitude.
Latitude | 50.7577° |
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Longitude | -1.28826° |
The centre of East Cowes is located at the grid reference easting 450300 and northing 95586 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 450300 |
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Northing | 95586 |
Position of East Cowes relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of East Cowes to the centre of the town.
Position of East Cowes relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of East Cowes to the centre of the city.