Traditional county: London · Unitary authority: Greater London · Region: London
Explore Cowley, London with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Cowley 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.
| Place | Cowley |
| Traditional County | London |
| Unitary Authority | Greater London |
| District / Borough | Hillingdon |
| Region | London |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.530291 |
| Longitude | -0.480928 |
| Place Type | Suburban Area |
Cowley, a civil parish and suburban locality within the London Borough of Hillingdon, bears the quiet dignity of a place that has seen the gentle unfolding of centuries. It lies 8.1 km east-north-east of Slough (from Slough: bearing 73°T, OS grid TQ 054 823), and is situated east-north-east of Iver village. The land here, a subtle sweep of green stretching towards the horizon, holds a particular softness, the light often diffused by a fine, almost pearlescent haze that lends a dreamlike quality to the ordinary. Though now largely residential, Cowley's past whispers of agricultural roots, the fields that once defined its character now giving way to homes, yet still retaining a certain pastoral echo in their broad, open spaces. The air, especially after a spring shower, carries a clean, earthy scent, a reminder of the fertile ground beneath the suburban veneer.
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Explore Cowley, London, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.530291, -0.480928. 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 | June 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. |