Cowgate, Cumbria

Cowgate
Minor road junction at Cowgate.
Cowgate is located in the former Allerdale Borough
Cowgate
Cowgate
Location in Allerdale
Cowgate is located in Cumbria
Cowgate
Cowgate
Location within Cumbria
OS grid referenceNY092478
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWIGTON
Postcode districtCA7
Dialling code01900
PoliceCumbria
FireCumbria
AmbulanceNorth West
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Cumbria
54°49′01″N 3°24′43″W / 54.817°N 3.412°W / 54.817; -3.412

Cowgate is a small hamlet located in the civil parish of Holme St. Cuthbert[1] in Cumbria, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately a quarter-of-a-mile south-west of Newtown, one mile north-west of the hamlet of Holme St. Cuthbert, and one-and-a-half miles north-east of Mawbray. Nearby settlements include Goodyhills, located one-and-a-quarter miles to the south-east, Hailforth, one-and-three-quarter miles to the south-east, and Beckfoot, one-and-a-half miles to the north. Carlisle, Cumbria's county town, is approximately twenty-four-and-a-half miles to the north-east.[2]

  1. ^ "Old Cumbria Gazetteer - Cowgate". Retrieved 27 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Google Maps - Cowgate". Retrieved 27 July 2015.