Traditional county: East Riding of Yorkshire · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Cottam, East Riding of Yorkshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cottam map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cottam, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| Place | Cottam |
| Traditional County | East Riding of Yorkshire |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 54.069224 |
| Longitude | -0.481283 |
| Place Type | Other Settlement |
Cottam reveals itself as a quiet expanse of Wolds landscape where the earth holds the memory of medieval life in its humped and hollowed topography. It lies 4.7 miles north-north-west of Driffield (from Driffield: bearing 339°T, OS grid SE 994 647), and is situated south-west of Langtoft village. The horizon here is vast and stripped of artifice, dominated by the rolling chalk ridges that seem to catch the pale, shifting light of the North Sea winds. Just west of the present dwellings, the Cottam Medieval Settlement and Cultivation Terraces remain as a ghostly imprint of a former population, their earthen ridges still visible beneath the long grass. Further along the slopes, the dry chalk valley of Cottam Well Dale carves a sharp, clean line through the hillside, offering a stark contrast to the surrounding arable fields. Sunlight travels across these open spaces with a heavy, deliberate pace, illuminating the flint-strewn soil that has supported agriculture for centuries. To the east, the elevation of Tire Ewe Hill rises to command the view, acting as a silent sentinel over the agricultural rhythm of the plains below. Cottam maintains a singular, austere beauty, defined by the persistent wind and the quiet gravity of a place long familiar with the turning of the seasons.
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Explore Cottam, East Riding of Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 54.069224, -0.481283. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |