Great Cowden
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Great Cowden Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid reference	TA230427
• London	160 mi (260 km) S
Civil parish	Mappleton
Unitary authority	East Riding of Yorkshire
Ceremonial county	East Riding of Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	HULL
Postcode district	HU11
Dialling code	01964
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Beverley and Holderness
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°51′59″N 0°07′52″W / 53.866305°N 0.130984°W / 53.866305; -0.130984

Great Cowden is a hamlet in the civil parish of Mappleton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) south of Hornsea and lies just east of the B1242 road on the North Sea coast.

In 1823 Cowden (as Great and Little Cowden) was also known as 'Coldon', and was in the parish of Mappleton. The parish incumbent's living was under the patronage of the King, although at the time the parish church had been swallowed by the sea. Population was 146, with occupations including eleven farmers.^[1]

• Media related to Great Cowden at Wikimedia Commons
• Great Cowden in the Domesday Book