Cowpen
Ward in Northumberland, England
| Coordinates: | 55.128, -1.527 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 30 81 |
| Dialling code: | 01670 (Morpeth) |
Cowpen is a ward in north-eastern Northumberland, forming part of the urban area of Blyth close to the mouth of the River Blyth and the North Sea. It grew up around the 19th-century coal and seaport economy, and the legacy of terraced housing, rail links and former industrial sites still shapes the local streetscape and character.
Today Cowpen is a largely residential community with local shops, schools and voluntary groups, while regeneration efforts and its coastal location offer easy access to Blyth’s harbour and seafront. Many residents commute to larger centres such as Newcastle, and the ward mixes a strong local identity with the familiar challenges and opportunities of former industrial towns seeking economic renewal.
Postcode districts covering Cowpen
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 9.9 miles
- Sunderland 16.5 miles
- South Shields 11 miles
- Gateshead 13.1 miles
- Washington 15.7 miles
- Durham 24 miles
- Wallsend 8.8 miles
- Newburn 13.1 miles
- Whitley Bay 6.2 miles
- Houghton-le-Spring 19.9 miles
- Blyth 0.3 miles
- Chester-le-Street 18.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Blyth Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Croft Ward 0.4 miles
- Isabella Ward 0.6 miles
- Plessey Ward 1 mile
- Wensleydale Ward 1 mile
- Kitty Brewster Ward 1.3 miles
- Sleekburn Ward 1.5 miles
- Newsham Ward 1.5 miles
- South Blyth Ward 1.5 miles
- East Bedlington Parish 1.6 miles
- Cambois Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Bedlington East Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Cowpen
NE24 1PF, NE24 5BR, NE24 5TT, NE24 5BL, NE24 5DJ, NE24 5QB, NE24 5TQ, NE24 5BU, NE24 5EA … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 9 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 42.9 miles
- Cramlington Railway Station 4 miles
- Pegswood Railway Station 5.8 miles
Hotels near Cowpen Ad
- Lairds House 2.8 miles
- The Portland Hotel 4.4 miles
- Holiday Inn Newcastle Gosforth Park 4 6 miles
- The Queens Head 4.1 miles
- The Snowy Owl by Innkeeper's Collection 4 4.9 miles
- Great North Hotel 4 8.4 miles
- The Tynemouth Castle Inn - the Inn Collection Group 4 8 miles
- Jesmond Dene House 4 9.5 miles
- Dunes Hotel 6.8 miles
- Village Hotel Newcastle 4 7.2 miles
Schools in Cowpen
- Morpeth Road Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Blagdon Hall Estate 6.3 miles
- Bluebell Wood Forest 6.8 miles
- Cullercoats Harbour Harbour 7.5 miles
- Newminster Abbey Historic site 7.5 miles
- Newcastle Racecourse Recreation 7.5 miles
- Cockle Park Estate 8.7 miles
- Arbeia Roman Fort Archaeological site 9.4 miles
- Arbeia museum Museum 9.4 miles
- Shields Harbour Harbour 9.6 miles
- Segedunum museum Museum 9.7 miles
- Segedunum Roman Fort Archaeological site 9.7 miles
- Woolsington Hall Estate 9.9 miles