Other places · North East England
Cowpen Marsh
In or near Billingham.
Cowpen Marsh in England North East, United Kingdom.
Christine Westerback — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Billingham · 4.0 km
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Cowpen Marsh, the nearest railway station is Billingham, located 4 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is TS25 2HE. Entry details are not provided, so please check local resources for accessibility information.
About
Cowpen Marsh is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI
- Ramsar wetland: Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cowpen Marsh (grid reference NZ500529) is a 116.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England, notified in 1966. SSSIs are designated by Natural England, formally English Nature, which uses the 1974–1996 county system. This means there is no grouping of SSSIs by Stockton-on-Tees unitary authority, or County Durham which is the relevant ceremonial county . As such Cowpen Marsh is one of 18 SSSIs in the Cleveland area of search.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.6217, -1.2247
- District
- Hartlepool
- Parish
- Hartlepool, unparished area
- Postcode
- TS25 2HE
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hartlepool
- Established
- 1966
- Nearest railway station
- Billingham — 4 km
- Official site
- www.natureonthemap.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5179794 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cowpen Marsh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cowpen Marsh?
- Cowpen Marsh is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode TS25 2HE), in the parish of Hartlepool, unparished area.
- What is Cowpen Marsh?
- Cowpen Marsh in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Cowpen Marsh?
- The nearest railway station is Billingham, about 4.0 km away. Drivers can use postcode TS25 2HE.
- When was Cowpen Marsh built?
- Built or established in 1966.
- Is Cowpen Marsh a protected site?
- Yes — Cowpen Marsh is part of the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Teesmouth and Cleveland Coast Ramsar wetland.
- How do I get to Cowpen Marsh?
- The nearest railway station is Billingham, about 4.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode TS25 2HE.