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Where is Cottown?

Cottown is located in the county of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, two miles south-west of the town of Kintore, 12 miles north-west of the major city of Aberdeen, 93 miles north of Edinburgh, 399 miles north of Cardiff, and 405 miles north of London. Cottown lies four miles north-west of the City of Aberdeen border. Cottown falls within the unitary authority of Aberdeenshire. It is in the AB51 postcode district. The post town for Cottown is Inverurie.

Cottown on a map

Map showing extent of Cottown as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Cottown
Map showing location of Cottown within the UK
Location of Cottown within the UK

Which county is Cottown in?

Cottown is in the ceremonial county of Aberdeenshire, the historic county of Aberdeenshire, and the administrative county of Aberdeenshire.

Ceremonial CountyAberdeenshire
Historic CountyAberdeenshire
Administrative CountyAberdeenshire

Where is Cottown in Aberdeenshire?

Cottown is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Aberdeenshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Aberdeenshire.

Map showing location of Cottown within Aberdeenshire
Location of Cottown within Aberdeenshire

What is the postcode for Cottown?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Cottown is AB51 0XR.

Where is Cottown in AB51?

Cottown is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the AB51 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the AB51 postcode district.

Map showing location of Cottown within AB51
Location of Cottown within AB51

What is the post town for Cottown?

The post town for Cottown is Inverurie. Cottown is in the AB51 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Inverurie.

What is the latitude and longitude of Cottown?

The centre of Cottown is located at position 57.22799° latitude and -2.38181° longitude.

Latitude57.22799°
Longitude-2.38181°

What is the easting and northing of Cottown?

The centre of Cottown is located at the grid reference easting 377046 and northing 815316 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting377046
Northing815316

What are the nearest towns to Cottown?

Position of Cottown relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Cottown to the centre of the town.

south-west
2m
Cottown is 2 miles south-west of Kintore
north-west
4m
Cottown is 4 miles north-west of Blackburn
south
4m
Cottown is 4 miles south of Inverurie
north-west
7m
Cottown is 7 miles north-west of Westhill
south
8m
Cottown is 8 miles south of Oldmeldrum
east
12m
Cottown is 12 miles east of Alford
north
13m
Cottown is 13 miles north of Banchory
north-west
15m
Cottown is 15 miles north-west of Portlethen
south-west
15m
Cottown is 15 miles south-west of Ellon
north
19m
Cottown is 19 miles north of Stonehaven

What are the nearest cities to Cottown?

Position of Cottown relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Cottown to the centre of the city.

north-west
12m
Cottown is 12 miles north-west of Aberdeen
north-east
58m
Cottown is 58 miles north-east of Dundee
north-east
70m
Cottown is 70 miles north-east of Perth
east
71m
Cottown is 71 miles east of Inverness
north-east
90m
Cottown is 90 miles north-east of Dunfermline
north
93m
Cottown is 93 miles north of Edinburgh
north-east
97m
Cottown is 97 miles north-east of Stirling
north-east
118m
Cottown is 118 miles north-east of Glasgow
north
158m
Cottown is 158 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne
north
163m
Cottown is 163 miles north of Carlisle