In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cowlishall like this:
COWLISHALL, a village in Crompton township, Prestwich parish, Lancashire; 2 miles N of Oldham.
Additional information about this locality is available for Royton
Cowlishall through time
Cowlishall is now part of Oldham district. Click here for graphs and data of how Oldham has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cowlishall itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cowlishall, in Oldham and Lancashire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/26529
Date accessed: 29th April 2024
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