- Elevation
- 234 m
- above sea level
- Local time
- UTC+00:00
- Europe/London · UTC+00:00
- Airports
- MAN Manchester Airport38 km
- LBA Leeds Bradford Airport44 km
About Cowpe
Cowpe is a village. Location: Rossendale District, Lancashire. Elevation: 234 m.
Cowpe is a hamlet in Rossendale, Lancashire, England. It lies in the South Pennines, north of Scout Moor Wind Farm, by the Pennine Bridleway. Rawtenstall is to the west, Bacup to the east and Waterfoot to the north. Directly south over Brandwood and Scout Moors, is Rochdale. 'Cowpe' is thought to derive from 'Cow Pastures'. Cowpe is renowned for its scenery, as is the whole of the Rossendale Valley, and houses farms supplying crops and livestock.
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Photos of Cowpe
Climate of Cowpe
Best months for sightseeingBest months for sightseeing: June–August.
This month · November
A wet month
Day 8° · Night 3° · Rain 143 mm
- Hottest month
- July (day 19°)
- Coldest month
- January (night 1°)
- Wettest month
- November (143 mm)
- Driest month
- May (75 mm)
Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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| Average high (°C) | 5° | 6° | 8° | 11° | 14° | 17° | 19° | 19° | 16° | 12° | 8° | 6° |
| Average low (°C) | 1° | 1° | 2° | 3° | 6° | 9° | 11° | 11° | 9° | 6° | 3° | 2° |
| Precipitation (mm) | 136 | 91 | 110 | 80 | 75 | 87 | 87 | 107 | 113 | 137 | 143 | 143 |
How to get to Cowpe
The nearest airport is Manchester Airport (MAN), 38 km to the south as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Burnley, 13 km to the north.
Airports
- Manchester Airport (MAN) Manchester, Greater Manchester 38 kmsouth
- Leeds Bradford Airport (LBA) Leeds, West Yorkshire 44 kmnortheast
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LPL) Liverpool 56 kmsouthwest
Nearby large cities
- Burnley Population: 149.4K 13 kmnorth
- Bolton Population: 141.3K 17 kmsouthwest
- Blackburn Population: 146.5K 17 kmnorthwest
- Oldham Population: 237.1K 18 kmsoutheast
- Salford Population: 129.8K 22 kmsouth
Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.
Day trips from Cowpe
Within 100 km: 684 historic and cultural sites, 1,426 natural sites, 244 lakes, rivers and coasts.
0–25 km169 places
- Saint George's Island Island 24 kmS
- The Island Island 17 kmW
- Pickup Bank Reservoir Lake 11 kmW
- Hollingworth Lake Lake 13 kmSE
25–60 km709 places
- Great Britain Island 39 kmNE
- Formby Beach Beach 58 kmW
- Ainsdale Beach Beach 54 kmW
- St Anne's Beach Beach 52 kmW
60–100 km1,476 places
- High Moor Mountain 83 kmNW
- Thurstaston Beach Beach 71 kmSW
- Roanhead Beach Beach 85 kmNW
- The Island Island 73 kmNE
Straight-line distances.
Nearby attractions & nature
Everything nearby-
Cowpe Lowe Mountain, Rossendale District1.3 km SW -
Hail Storm Hill Mountain, Rossendale District1.9 km S
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Whittle Pike Mountain, Rossendale District2.5 km SW
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Higher Hill Mountain, Rossendale District2.7 km S
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Rossendale Valley Natural site, England1.8 km NW
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Forest of Rossendale Natural site, England3.3 km N
Sources & licences
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