In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cowesby like this:
COWSBY, a parish in Thirsk district, N. R. Yorkshire; 6 miles E of Otterington r. station, and 6½ NNE of Thirsk. Post town, Thirsk. Acres, 1, 167. Real property, £991. Pop., 105. Houses, 22. Cowsby Hall is the seat of Mrs. E. H. Lloyd. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York. Value, £146. Patron, Mrs. E. H. Lloyd. An alms-house has £10 a year.
Cowesby through time
Cowesby is now part of Hambleton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Hambleton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cowesby itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cowesby, in Hambleton and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12232
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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