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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Cowgill like this:
COWGILL, a chapelry in Sedbergh parish, W. R. Yorkshire; near the boundary with Westmoreland, not far from the Midland railway, in the south-eastern vicinity of Sedbergh. It was constituted in 1838. Post town, Dent, under Kendal. Rated property, £1, 016. Pop., 330. Houses, 73. The property is divided among a few. The living is a p. curacy in the diocese of Ripon. Value, not reported. Patrons, Trustees. The church is tolerable.
Cowgill is now part of WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WESTMORLAND AND FURNESS has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Cowgill itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Cowgill, in Westmorland and Furness and West Riding | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25002
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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