A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
COWGILL, a chapelry in Sedbergh parish, W. R. Yorkshire; near the boundary with Westmoreland, not far from the Midland railway, in the south-eastern vicinity of Sedbergh. It was constituted in 1838. Post town, Dent, under Kendal. Rated property, £1, 016. Pop., 330. Houses, 73. The property is divided among a few. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, not reported. Patrons, Trustees. The church is tolerable.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a chapelry" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Sedbergh AP/CP Yorkshire AncC |
| Place: | Cowgill |
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