Visit Cowley, London Places

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The Walkfo guide to things to do & explore in Cowley, London

  

Cowley, London Places Overview: History, Culture & Facts about Cowley, London

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Cowley, London history

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Medieval period

St. Laurence Church was in recorded as in the parish of Cowley in the 1086 Domesday Book along with the parish land owned by Westminster Abbey. Its independent male householders were two villagers, one cottage-owner with one cultivated ploughland for one lord’s plough team. The woodland was worth forty pigs and a mill was worth for five shillings per year.

Cowley, London toponymy

Cowley’s name is believed to be derived from the Anglo-Saxon Cofenlea: “Cofa’s woodland clearing” The earliest written record of the settlement is from 959.

Cowley, London landmarks

Cowley House, and the Manor Farm are the most architecturally and historically significant. In the High Street, Old Vine Cottage, The Crown, and Maygood’s Farm date from before 1700.

St Laurence Church

St Laurence Church is listed higher than all of the other buildings in Cowley architecturally, at Grade II*. This building was in existence by the 12th century and was the smallest Parish Church in Middlesex. It stands near the River Pinn and was on the eastern side of Cowley Manor.

Brunel University

The main “Uxbridge campus” of the university is in Cowley, north east of Cowley. The main campus is in the north-east of the city, Uxbridge.

Cowley, London geography / climate

Cowley lies on a southwest-sloping ridge 28 to 45 m (92 to 148 ft) above mean sea level. Two conservation areas are in the village: Cowley Lock and Cowley Church (St Laurence) Conservation area.

Little Britain Lake

Little Britain Lake (51°31′10″N 0°29′23″W / 51.51944°N 0.48972°W / 51.48944°W (Little Britain Lake) extends for about 450 metres between the Colne and a channel of it known as Frays River. The lake is roughly the shape of the Great Britain.

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53 tourist, history, culture & geography spots

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Best Cowley, London places to visit

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Cowley, London has places to explore by foot, bike or bus. Below are a selection of the varied Cowley, London’s destinations you can visit with additional content available at the Walkfo Cowley, London’s information audio spots:

Iver Grove Iver Grove is a Grade II* listed building in Iver in Buckinghamshire . It is a country house in the town of Iver, Buckinghamshire, and is located on the edge of the River Thames .

Colne Valley Regional Park The Colne Valley Regional Park is 43 square miles (110 km) of parks, green spaces and reservoirs . It is mainly in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire, with parts in the London Borough of Hillingdon, Berkshire and a small area in Surrey .

Randalls of Uxbridge Randalls of Uxbridge was a family-owned British department store . It closed in January 2015 . The store mainly sold homeware and furniture, but also sold designer menswear .

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