OS grid reference SE46540 Country England Local time Tuesday 6:16 PM District Hambleton | Civil parish Cowesby Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county North Yorkshire UK parliament constituency Thirsk and Malton | |
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Population 131 (Including Kirby Knowle. 2001 Census) Region Yorkshire and the Humber Weather 6°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 76% Humidity | ||
Cowesby is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. it is on the border of the North York Moors and near the A19, about 4 miles north of Thirsk.
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Map of Cowesby, Thirsk, UK
History
The village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as being in the Allerton Hundred and listed as Cahosbi. At the time of the Norman invasion the lands were recorded as belonging to Edwin, Earl of Mercia, but were ceded soon afterwards to King William I, though the manor was in the hands of Hugh, son of Baldric.
Governance
The village lies within the Thirsk and Malton UK Parliament constituency. It also lies within the Thirsk electoral district of North Yorkshire County Council. The village is within the Whitestonecliffe ward of Hambleton District Council.
The parish shares a grouped parish council, known as Hillside Parish Council, with the civil parishes of Boltby, Felixkirk, Kirby Knowle and Upsall.
Geography
According to the 2001 UK Census, the population was 60. There are no local amenities or access to public transport.
The village lies at the foot of the Hambleton Hills in a natural, and thus sheltered, bend just 2 miles (3.2 km) from the A19. The nearest settlements are Kepwick, 0.6 miles (0.97 km) to the north-north-east; Kirby Knowle, 1.6 miles (2.6 km) to the south and Knayton and Borrowby 2.2 miles (3.5 km) to the south-west.
Religion
There is a church in the village dedicated to St. Michael and All Angels. The church was rebuilt in 1846 on the site of the original Saxon building.