Cowesby

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 (6.4 km) north of Thirsk. The population of the civil parish was estimated at 70 in 2014.[1]

Cowesby

Cowesby from the south
Cowesby
Location within North Yorkshire
Population70 [1]
OS grid referenceSE 4656 8983
• London231 miles (372 km)
Civil parish
  • Cowesby
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townTHIRSK
Postcode districtYO7
PoliceNorth Yorkshire
FireNorth Yorkshire
AmbulanceYorkshire
UK Parliament
Websitehttp://www.thirsk.org.uk/cowesby/

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.[2]

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.[3]

The parish shares a grouped parish council, known as Hillside Parish Council, with the civil parishes of Boltby, Felixkirk, Kirby Knowle and Upsall.[4]

Geography

According to the 2001 UK Census, the population was 60. There are no local amenities or access to public transport.[5]

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.[6] 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.[7]

Religion

There is a church in the village dedicated to St. Michael and All Angels.[8] The church was rebuilt in 1846 on the site of the original Saxon building.[6]

The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Cowesby

References
  1. "Population Estimates". North Yorkshire County Council. 2014. Archived from the original on 13 January 2012. Retrieved 9 March 2017. In the 2011 census the population of Cowesby was included with Kirby Knowle parish and not counted separately.
  2. Cowesby in the Domesday Book. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  3. Ordnance Survey Boundaries
  4. "Hillside Parish Council". Hambleton District Council. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  5. "Village facts". Archived from the original on 2 March 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  6. Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890. S&N Publishing. 1890. p. 670. ISBN 1-86150-299-0.
  7. Ordnance Survey
  8. "Church". Retrieved 1 December 2012.
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