Traditional county: Isle of Wight · Region: South East
Explore Cowlease, Isle of Wight with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cowlease 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 Cowlease, Isle of Wight, 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 | Cowlease |
| Traditional County | Isle of Wight |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 50.595646 |
| Longitude | -1.198245 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Cowlease rises from the chalky shelf of the Isle of Wight’s southern coast, where the land tilts sharply toward the restless English Channel. It lies 0.3 miles east of Ventnor (from Ventnor: bearing 82°T, OS grid SZ 568 776). The salt-heavy air here clings to the limestone walls, softening the edges of the houses that look out over the grey-blue expanse of the sea. A short walk to the west brings one to the quietude of Salisbury Gardens, where the manicured greenery offers a stark, sheltered contrast to the rugged, crumbling cliffs nearby. Higher still, the horizon is marked by the ancient Five Bowl Barrows on Luccombe Down, silent earthen sentinels that have watched over the coastline for centuries. Cowlease exists in the slipstream of these higher elevations, catching the first light that spills over the ridge each morning. The local terrain remains defined by the constant, slow-motion slide of the undercliff, a geological restlessness that lends the ground a sense of impermanence. Even in the stillness of a winter afternoon, the shifting earth reminds those who dwell in Cowlease that the landscape is never truly finished with its own making.
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Explore Cowlease, Isle of Wight, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 50.595646, -1.198245. 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. |