Traditional county: Lancashire · District / Borough: Rossendale · Region: North West
Explore Cowpe, Lancashire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cowpe 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 Cowpe, Lancashire, 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 | Cowpe |
| Traditional County | Lancashire |
| District / Borough | Rossendale |
| Region | North West |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.686991 |
| Longitude | -2.250378 |
| Place Type | Village |
Cowpe rises from the rugged Rossendale landscape as a stoic collection of stone dwellings defined by the steep, encircling hills of the Pennines. It lies 1.8 miles east-south-east of Rawtenstall (from Rawtenstall: bearing 122°T, OS grid SD 835 212). High moorland winds scour the ridge lines above, casting long, shifting shadows that briefly soften the grey gritstone facades. To the west, the deep indentation of Lench Fold Clough draws the eye toward the shadowed folds of the earth where water once powered the ambition of local looms. The industrial weight of the past lingers in the masonry, yet Cowpe now keeps a quieter company with the clouds that snag on the nearby summits. Beyond the houses, the dark, still surface of Cowpe Reservoir reflects the sky with a mirror-like clarity, holding the stillness of the high ground. Footpaths trace the contours of the slopes, leading walkers toward the open expanse where the air sharpens and the sprawl of the valley floor recedes into memory. In the hush of an afternoon, one senses that Cowpe remains a place where the geology dictates the pace of the day far more than any modern clock.
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Explore Cowpe, Lancashire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.686991, -2.250378. 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. |