Cowling
Built-up area in North Yorkshire, England
| Coordinates: | 53.885, -2.041 |
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| OS grid ref: | SD 97 43 |
Cowling is a small village in North Yorkshire, sitting close to the county boundary with West Yorkshire. Perched on the lower slopes of the Pennines, it commands good views over the Aire Valley and is within easy reach of larger centres such as Keighley and Skipton, with the open landscapes of the Yorkshire Dales not far away.
Historically rooted in the 19th‑century textile and quarrying economy, the village today is largely residential with a tight‑knit community, stone‑built houses, local amenities and a village hall, and it attracts walkers and commuters who value rural character combined with reasonable transport links to nearby towns. Local social life tends to revolve around community events, clubs and the few pubs and shops that remain.
Postcode districts covering Cowling
Most populated places nearby
- Leeds 20.9 miles
- Bradford 13.1 miles
- Oldham 24 miles
- Burnley 10.5 miles
- Huddersfield 19 miles
- Blackburn 20.2 miles
- Rochdale 19.4 miles
- Harrogate 21.6 miles
- Halifax 12.6 miles
- Bury 23 miles
- Morley 20.2 miles
- Dewsbury 21.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Aire Valley Ward 1.5 miles
- Glusburn, Cross Hills & Sutton-in-Craven Ward 1.5 miles
- Sutton Parish 1.8 miles
- Glusburn and Cross Hills Parish 1.8 miles
- Lothersdale Parish 2 miles
- Sutton-in-Craven Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Cononley Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Cross Hills and Steeton Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Farnhill Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Laneshaw Bridge Parish 3.1 miles
- Kildwick Parish 3.4 miles
- Steeton with Eastburn Parish 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Cowling
BD22 0AY, BD22 0BJ, BD22 0AG, BD22 0BG, BD22 0BB, BD22 0BD, BD22 0BS, BD22 0AJ, BD22 0AL … See all
Transport links
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 15.6 miles
- Manchester Airport 37.9 miles
- Cononley Railway Station 2.5 miles
- Steeton and Silsden Railway Station 4.1 miles
Hotels near Cowling Ad
- The Old Registry Haworth 4 5.2 miles
- Old Silent Inn 4.2 miles
- The Craven Heifer 4 5.8 miles
- The Alma Inn 4 3.8 miles
- The Woolly Sheep Inn 4 5.3 miles
- Rendezvous Hotel 3 4.3 miles
- The Craven Heifer Inn 4 4.6 miles
- The Old Stone Trough Country Hotel 3 4.9 miles
- Steeton Hall Hotel & Restaurant 4 3.9 miles
- Herriots Hotel 4 5.2 miles
Local points of interest
- Bronte Parsonage Museum Museum 5.1 miles
- Bolton Abbey Historic site 9 miles
- Barden Tower Archaeological site 10.1 miles
- Turf Moor Stadium 10.2 miles
- Valley Parade Stadium 12.8 miles
- The University of Bradford University 12.9 miles
- National Media Museum Museum 13.3 miles
- Esholt Priory Historic site 13.5 miles
- The Shay Stadium Stadium 13.8 miles
- Forest of Rossendale Forest 14.4 miles
- Crown Ground Stadium 15.8 miles
- Blackstone Edge Mountains 16.7 miles