Cemeteries · Scottish Lowlands
Cowpen Cemetery
Also known as: Cowpen
Cowpen Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Blyth Bebside · 1.9 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Cowpen Cemetery is a cemetery in the Scottish Lowlands of architectural and local-history note. The site is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest. It sits within the Blyth and Ashington parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Blyth Bebside, about 1.9 km away. Postcode area NE24.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Northumberland Shore SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cowpen is an area of Blyth, in the civil parish of Blyth in the county of Northumberland, England. It is just east of the A189 road. The Ward population taken at the 2011 census was 4,466. In the 12th century CE, its name was Cupum, possibly the dative plural of Old Norse kupa, "a cuplike depression or valley".
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- Coordinates
- 55.1298, -1.5291
- District
- Northumberland
- Parish
- Blyth
- Postcode
- NE24 5SZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Blyth and Ashington
- Nearest railway station
- Blyth Bebside — 1.9 km
Sources
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cowpen Cemetery?
- Cowpen Cemetery is in the Scottish Lowlands, United Kingdom (postcode NE24 5SZ), in the parish of Blyth.
- Is Cowpen Cemetery a protected site?
- Yes — Cowpen Cemetery is part of the Northumberland Shore SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Cowpen Cemetery?
- The nearest railway station is Blyth Bebside, about 1.9 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE24 5SZ.