North East England
County Durham
Bowes

Bowes

Bowes is a village and civil parish in , England. Located in the , it is situated close to . It is built around the medieval . In 2021 the parish had a population of 442.
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  • Type: Village with 442 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in County Durham, UK
  • Also known as: “Bowes, County Durham” and “Lavatrae”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Bowes Castle and The Ancient Unicorn Hotel And Attached Rear Wing (Shown On Os Map As Unicorn House).

Castle
Photo: Andy Jamieson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a medieval castle in the village of Bowes in , . Built within the perimeter of the former Roman fort of , on the Roman road that is now the A66, the early timber castle on the site was replaced by a more substantial stone structure between 1170 and 1174 on the orders of Henry II.

Pub
Photo: Michael Dibb, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a pub.

Archaeological site
, also known as Lavatris, was a Roman fort in the modern-day village of Bowes, , England. The medieval was built within the perimeter of the fort.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gilmonby and Kilmond Scar.

Hamlet
is a village in the in , England. it is situated a short distance to the south of Bowes, in the vicinity of .

Locality
is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district of south-west , England. It lies just south of the A66 road, about 3 km east of the village of Bowes. is situated 2 miles east of Bowes.

Locality
is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district of south-west , . The site covers a gorge in the valley of Sleightholme Beck between the hamlet of and the confluence with the River Greta, some 3 km upriver from the village of Bowes. is situated 2 miles southwest of Bowes.

Bowes

Latitude
54.51781° or 54° 31′ 4″ north
Longitude
-2.00975° or 2° 0′ 35″ west
Population
442
Elevation
958 feet (292 metres)
Open location code
9C6VGX9R+43
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29541765
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2655062
Wiki­data ID
Q3263330
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In Other Languages

From Breton to Welsh—“Bowes” goes by many names.
  • Breton: “Bowes”
  • Cebuano: “Bowes”
  • Chinese: “Bowes”
  • Chinese: “鮑斯 (達勒姆郡)”
  • Chinese: “鮑斯”
  • Dutch: “Bowes”
  • French: “Bowes”
  • Irish: “Bowes”
  • Italian: “Bowes”
  • Ladin: “Bowes”
  • Latin: “Lavatris”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Bowes”
  • Persian: “بوز، کانتی دورام”
  • Polish: “Bowes”
  • Spanish: “Bowes”
  • Swedish: “Bowes”
  • Turkish: “Bowes”
  • Welsh: “Bowes”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Bowes & Gilmonby Parish Hall and St. Giles Church.

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