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Ancient and Historical Monuments in the County of Gloucester
… Cowley COWLEY (9 miles N.N.W. of Cirencester) 'Birdlip Camp' (so … Hill). Witts (1883), 111. Monuments in Coberley and Cowley. (3) Roman Villa (SO 92501443), near the Royal George … a private collection. Information from Mr. J. F. Rhodes. Cowley. (6) Enclosure. (6) Enclosure (SO 958133), S. of …
A History of the County of Gloucester: Volume 7
… Cowley Cowley Cowley is a rural parish lying above the Cotswold escarpment … part of Birdlip village. 1 The boundaries, which those of Cowley manor described in 1757 closely followed, included the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Cowley Charities CHARITIES. The origin of the three … 88 In 1761 Bernard Dagnall gave some land (4 a.) in Cowley Field to provide an income for the parish clerk, who …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Cowley Church CHURCH. Cowley church was in existence by the 12th century, 27 having … of the Pinn and south of St. Andrew's was transferred to Cowley ecclesiastical parish, thus considerably increasing …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Cowley Introduction COWLEY Cowley became part of the urban district of Uxbridge in 1929 … changes were made in its boundaries, the parish of Cowley covered some 300 acres lying for the most part to the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Cowley Local government LOCAL GOVERNMENT. In 1274 Cowley was said not to 'participate' in Elthorne hundred, and … Westminster had withdrawn the suit of part of the vill of Cowley from the shire and hundred courts since 1235. 15 This …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Cowley Manor MANOR. In 1086 Westminster Abbey held 2 hides in COWLEY, which later became the manor of COWLEY PEACHEY. The abbey had held the manor in the time of …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Cowley Mills MILLS. There does not ever appear to have been a mill in Cowley Peachey manor. Both Cowley Mill and Cowley Hall Mill lay in Hillingdon parish and …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Cowley Nonconformity NONCONFORMITY. There are no records of any Roman Catholic or Protestant dissenters in Cowley, except for one family of Methodists who attended the …
A History of the County of Middlesex
… Cowley Other estates OTHER ESTATES. Since the manor and parish of Cowley were co-extensive, and since the lord of the manor's … glebe. 12 In 1485 an estate called Ely's was said to be in Cowley parish though it was held of the lord of Colham manor. …