In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described South Cowton like this:
COWTON (South), a chapelry in Gilling parish, N. R. Yorkshire; between the Great North of England and the Richmond railways, 2¼ miles SW of Cowton r. station, and 7¼ NW by W of Northallerton. It includes the ville of Pepperhall; and its post town is East-Cowton, under Northallerton. Acres, 2, 136. Real property, £2, 099. Pop., 167. Houses, 28. The property is divided among a few. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, £53. Patron, the Vicar of Gilling. The church is good. Charities, £7.
South Cowton through time
South Cowton is now part of Hambleton district. Click here for graphs and data of how Hambleton has changed over two centuries. For statistics about South Cowton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of South Cowton, in Hambleton and North Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/12237
Date accessed: 26th April 2024
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