| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Cowgate |
| Civil Parish: | Holme St. Cuthbert |
| Coordinates: | 54.817°N -3.412°W |
| Static Image Name: | Minor road junction at Cowgate.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Minor road junction at Cowgate. |
| Unitary England: | Cumberland |
| Lieutenancy England: | Cumbria |
| Region: | North West England |
| Constituency Westminster: | Workington |
| Post Town: | WIGTON |
| Postcode District: | CA7 |
| Postcode Area: | CA |
| Dial Code: | 01900 |
| Os Grid Reference: | NY092478 |
| Pushpin Map: | United Kingdom Allerdale |
Cowgate is a small hamlet located in the civil parish of Holme St. Cuthbert[1] in Cumbria, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately a quarter-of-a-mile south-west of Newtown, one mile north-west of the hamlet of Holme St. Cuthbert, and one-and-a-half miles north-east of Mawbray. Nearby settlements include Goodyhills, located one-and-a-quarter miles to the south-east, Hailforth, one-and-three-quarter miles to the south-east, and Beckfoot, one-and-a-half miles to the north. Carlisle, Cumbria's county town, is approximately twenty-four-and-a-half miles to the north-east.[2]
The name Cowgate is derived from the Old English cu-gate, meaning a "cow pasture". Recorded variant spellings include Cowyate, Cowyeat, and Cowyeate.[3]