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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cowley like this:
COWLEY, or Cowley-Bridge, a hamlet in Brampford-Speke parish, Devon; near the confluence of the river Exe and Creedy, 2 miles N of Exeter. It has a post office, of the name of Cowley, under Exeter; and it ranks as a rectory, annexed to Brampford-Speke.
Cowley is now part of EAST DEVON District. Click here for graphs and data of how EAST DEVON has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cowley itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cowley, in East Devon and Devon | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/23248
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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