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Where is Cowdale?

Cowdale is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, two miles south-east of the town of Buxton, 16 miles south-east of the major town of Stockport, 134 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 140 miles north-west of London. Cowdale lies three miles north of the Staffordshire border. Cowdale falls within the district council of High Peak, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the SK17 postcode district. The post town for Cowdale is Buxton.

Cowdale on a map

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

Which county is Cowdale in?

Cowdale is in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, the historic county of Derbyshire, and the administrative county of Derbyshire.

Ceremonial CountyDerbyshire
Historic CountyDerbyshire
Administrative CountyDerbyshire

Where is Cowdale in Derbyshire?

Cowdale is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Derbyshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of Derbyshire.

Map showing location of Cowdale within Derbyshire
Location of Cowdale within Derbyshire

What is the postcode for Cowdale?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Cowdale is SK17 9SE.

Where is Cowdale in SK17?

Cowdale is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SK17 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the SK17 postcode district.

Map showing location of Cowdale within SK17
Location of Cowdale within SK17

What is the post town for Cowdale?

The post town for Cowdale is Buxton. Cowdale is in the SK17 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Buxton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Cowdale?

The centre of Cowdale is located at position 53.24407° latitude and -1.8773° longitude.

Latitude53.24407°
Longitude-1.8773°

What is the easting and northing of Cowdale?

The centre of Cowdale is located at the grid reference easting 408285 and northing 371901 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting408285
Northing371901

What are the nearest towns to Cowdale?

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

south-east
2m
Cowdale is 2 miles south-east of Buxton
south
6m
Cowdale is 6 miles south of Chapel-en-le-Frith
south-east
7m
Cowdale is 7 miles south-east of Whaley Bridge
west
9m
Cowdale is 9 miles west of Bakewell
east
10m
Cowdale is 10 miles east of Bollington
south-east
10m
Cowdale is 10 miles south-east of New Mills
east
10m
Cowdale is 10 miles east of Macclesfield
north-east
11m
Cowdale is 11 miles north-east of Leek
south-east
12m
Cowdale is 12 miles south-east of Poynton
south-east
13m
Cowdale is 13 miles south-east of Marple

What are the nearest cities to Cowdale?

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

south-west
19m
Cowdale is 19 miles south-west of Sheffield
north-east
20m
Cowdale is 20 miles north-east of Stoke-on-Trent
south-east
22m
Cowdale is 22 miles south-east of Manchester
south-east
24m
Cowdale is 24 miles south-east of Salford
north-west
28m
Cowdale is 28 miles north-west of Derby
south-west
34m
Cowdale is 34 miles south-west of Wakefield
north-west
36m
Cowdale is 36 miles north-west of Nottingham
south-west
36m
Cowdale is 36 miles south-west of Doncaster
south
38m
Cowdale is 38 miles south of Bradford
north
39m
Cowdale is 39 miles north of Lichfield