Cowbit
Parish in South Holland, Lincolnshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.741, -0.14 |
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| OS grid ref: | TF 25 17 |
| Population: | 1,220 |
| Dialling code: | 01775 (Spalding) |
Cowbit is a small village and civil parish in the district of South Holland, Lincolnshire, England, lying a couple of miles west of Spalding. It sits in the flat, reclaimed landscape of The Fens beside the River Welland, and is notable for Cowbit Wash - an area of intentionally managed floodplain that relieves high water levels and is a distinctive feature of the local geography.
The economy is dominated by fenland agriculture and horticulture, reflecting the wider South Holland tradition of vegetable and bulb growing, while the village itself retains a compact, community feel with a medieval parish church and village amenities shaped by centuries of drainage and land reclamation. Historic engineering, straight drainage channels and seasonal rural rhythms give Cowbit a character typical of fenland villages, with local events and ties to nearby Spalding sustaining daily life.
Postcode districts covering Cowbit
Most populated places nearby
- Peterborough 12.5 miles
- King's Lynn 23.5 miles
- Grantham 23.9 miles
- Boston 16.8 miles
- Wisbech 13.9 miles
- Spalding 3 miles
- March 16.4 miles
- Stamford 15.6 miles
- Sleaford 21.1 miles
- Bourne 10 miles
- Market Deeping 8.5 miles
- Whittlesey 12.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Cowbit Built-up area 0.5 miles
- Spalding St. Mary's Ward 2.1 miles
- Weston Hills Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Moulton Chapel Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Crowland and Deeping St. Nicholas Ward 2.5 miles
- Spalding St. John's Ward 2.9 miles
- Deeping St. Nicholas Built-up area 3 miles
- Spalding Monks House Ward 3 miles
- Low Fulney Built-up area 3 miles
- Spalding Built-up area 3 miles
- Spalding Wygate Ward 3.8 miles
- Pode Hole Built-up area 3.9 miles
Example postcodes in Cowbit
PE12 6XQ, PE12 6AQ, PE12 6XG, PE12 6XU, PE12 6AR, PE12 6WS, PE12 6XW, PE12 6AS, PE12 6HJ … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 50 miles
- Norwich International Airport 59.7 miles
- Spalding Railway Station 3.4 miles
- Peterborough Railway Station 12.4 miles
Hotels near Cowbit Ad
- Tulip Queen, Spalding by Marston's Inns 4 1.7 miles
- The Red Lion Hotel 3 3.2 miles
- Cley Hall Hotel 4 3.3 miles
- Woodlands Hotel 3 3.6 miles
- Cley Hall Hotel 3.4 miles
- Woodhouse Farm Lodge 5 4 miles
- Black Horse 8.9 miles
- The Mansion House Hotel 7.8 miles
- The Deeping Stage 8.7 miles
- The Red Lion 7.3 miles
Schools in Cowbit
- The Cowbit St Mary's C of E Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Fengate Archaeological site 11.4 miles
- Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery Museum 12.5 miles
- London Road Stadium Stadium 12.9 miles
- Must Farm Pile-dwelling Site Archaeological site 12.9 miles
- Vaudey Abbey Historic site 13.8 miles
- Swineshead Abbey Historic site 14.4 miles
- Burghley House Historic site 14.7 miles