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Where is Cowley?

Cowley is located in the county of Gloucestershire, South West England, five miles south of the major town of Cheltenham, 54 miles north-east of Cardiff, and 86 miles west of London. Cowley falls within the district council of Cotswold, under the county council of Gloucestershire. It is in the GL53 postcode district. The post town for Cowley is Cheltenham.

Cowley on a map

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

Which county is Cowley in?

Cowley is in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, the historic county of Gloucestershire, and the administrative county of Gloucestershire.

Ceremonial CountyGloucestershire
Historic CountyGloucestershire
Administrative CountyGloucestershire

Where is Cowley in Gloucestershire?

Cowley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Gloucestershire, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of Gloucestershire.

Map showing location of Cowley within Gloucestershire
Location of Cowley within Gloucestershire

What is the postcode for Cowley?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Cowley is GL53 9NJ.

Where is Cowley in GL53?

Cowley is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the GL53 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the GL53 postcode district.

Map showing location of Cowley within GL53
Location of Cowley within GL53

What is the post town for Cowley?

The post town for Cowley is Cheltenham. Cowley is in the GL53 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Cheltenham.

What is the latitude and longitude of Cowley?

The centre of Cowley is located at position 51.83051° latitude and -2.05577° longitude.

Latitude51.83051°
Longitude-2.05577°

What is the easting and northing of Cowley?

The centre of Cowley is located at the grid reference easting 396254 and northing 214657 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting396254
Northing214657

What are the nearest towns to Cowley?

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

south
5m
Cowley is 5 miles south of Cheltenham
north-east
7m
Cowley is 7 miles north-east of Painswick
north-west
9m
Cowley is 9 miles north-west of Cirencester
north-east
9m
Cowley is 9 miles north-east of Stroud
west
9m
Cowley is 9 miles west of Northleach
south-west
9m
Cowley is 9 miles south-west of Winchcombe
north-east
10m
Cowley is 10 miles north-east of Minchinhampton
north-east
11m
Cowley is 11 miles north-east of Stonehouse
north-east
12m
Cowley is 12 miles north-east of Nailsworth
south
12m
Cowley is 12 miles south of Tewkesbury

What are the nearest cities to Cowley?

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

east
9m
Cowley is 9 miles east of Gloucester
south
26m
Cowley is 26 miles south of Worcester
south-east
32m
Cowley is 32 miles south-east of Hereford
north-east
34m
Cowley is 34 miles north-east of Bath
west
35m
Cowley is 35 miles west of Oxford
north-east
35m
Cowley is 35 miles north-east of Bristol
east
44m
Cowley is 44 miles east of Newport
south
45m
Cowley is 45 miles south of Birmingham
south-west
46m
Cowley is 46 miles south-west of Coventry
north-east
50m
Cowley is 50 miles north-east of Wells