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Where is Cowan Head?

Cowan Head is located in the county of Cumbria, North West England, three miles north-west of the town of Kendal, 37 miles south of the major city of Carlisle, 111 miles south of Edinburgh, 200 miles north of Cardiff, and 226 miles north-west of London. Cowan Head was historically in the county of Westmorland. Cowan Head falls within the unitary authority of Westmorland and Furness. It is in the LA8 postcode district. The post town for Cowan Head is Kendal.

Cowan Head on a map

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

Which county is Cowan Head in?

Cowan Head is in the ceremonial county of Cumbria, the historic county of Westmorland, and the administrative county of Westmorland and Furness.

Ceremonial CountyCumbria
Historic CountyWestmorland
Administrative CountyWestmorland and Furness

Where is Cowan Head in Cumbria?

Cowan Head is situated towards the southernmost extremity of Cumbria, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Cumbria.

Map showing location of Cowan Head within Cumbria
Location of Cowan Head within Cumbria

What is the postcode for Cowan Head?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Cowan Head is LA8 9HQ.

Where is Cowan Head in LA8?

Cowan Head is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the LA8 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the LA8 postcode district.

Map showing location of Cowan Head within LA8
Location of Cowan Head within LA8

What is the post town for Cowan Head?

The post town for Cowan Head is Kendal. Cowan Head is in the LA8 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Kendal.

What is the latitude and longitude of Cowan Head?

The centre of Cowan Head is located at position 54.36764° latitude and -2.78178° longitude.

Latitude54.36764°
Longitude-2.78178°

What is the easting and northing of Cowan Head?

The centre of Cowan Head is located at the grid reference easting 349304 and northing 497184 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting349304
Northing497184

What are the nearest towns to Cowan Head?

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

north-west
3m
Cowan Head is 3 miles north-west of Kendal
east
5m
Cowan Head is 5 miles east of Windermere
east
6m
Cowan Head is 6 miles east of Bowness-on-Windermere
south-east
9m
Cowan Head is 9 miles south-east of Ambleside
west
11m
Cowan Head is 11 miles west of Sedbergh
north-east
13m
Cowan Head is 13 miles north-east of Grange-over-Sands
north-west
14m
Cowan Head is 14 miles north-west of Kirkby Lonsdale
north
17m
Cowan Head is 17 miles north of Carnforth
north-east
17m
Cowan Head is 17 miles north-east of Ulverston
east
18m
Cowan Head is 18 miles east of Broughton in Furness

What are the nearest cities to Cowan Head?

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

north
22m
Cowan Head is 22 miles north of Lancaster
south
37m
Cowan Head is 37 miles south of Carlisle
north
42m
Cowan Head is 42 miles north of Preston
west
53m
Cowan Head is 53 miles west of Ripon
south-west
56m
Cowan Head is 56 miles south-west of Durham
north-west
58m
Cowan Head is 58 miles north-west of Bradford
south-west
63m
Cowan Head is 63 miles south-west of Newcastle upon Tyne
north-west
64m
Cowan Head is 64 miles north-west of Leeds
north
64m
Cowan Head is 64 miles north of Salford
north
65m
Cowan Head is 65 miles north of Manchester