Cowling
Cowling is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, bordering West Yorkshire and Lancashire. Until 1974 it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire.- Type: Village with 2,460 residents
- Description: village in Craven, North Yorkshire, UK
- Also known as: “Cowling, Craven” and “Cowling, North Yorkshire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Holy Trinity Church, Cowling and Lund’s Tower.
Holy Trinity Church, Cowling
Church
Holy Trinity Church is the parish church of Cowling, a village in North Yorkshire, in England. Cowling lay in the parish of St Andrew's Church, Kildwick until September 1845.
Lund’s Tower
Scenic viewpoint
Lund's Tower is a stone-built folly situated to the south-west of the North Yorkshire village of Sutton-in-Craven. It is also known as Cowling Pinnacle, Sutton Pinnacle, the Ethel Tower, the Jubilee Tower or, in conjunction with the nearby Wainman's Pinnacle, the pair are referred to as the Salt and Pepper Pots.
Wainman’s Pinnacle
Monument
Wainman's Pinnacle is a stone obelisk atop Earl Crag in Sutton-in-Craven, North Yorkshire. It is sometimes called the 'Cowling Pinnacle'. It is nicknamed the 'The Salt Pot', with Lund's Tower known as the Pepper Pot.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Middleton and Glusburn.
Middleton
Locality
Middleton is a hamlet in the county of North Yorkshire, England, part of the civil parish of Cowling. It is near the border with West Yorkshire located west of Keighley, West Yorkshire and consists of only one row of stone-built cottages.
Glusburn
Village
Glusburn is a village and electoral ward in the county of North Yorkshire, England. The village is situated on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales, sits on the A6068 Kildwick to Hapton road, and is conjoined to the village of Sutton-in-Craven at the south. Glusburn is situated 2 miles northeast of Cowling.
Sutton-in-Craven
Village
Sutton-in-Craven is a village, electoral ward and a civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England that is situated in the Aire Valley between Skipton and Keighley. Sutton-in-Craven is situated 2 miles east of Cowling.
Cowling
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Cowling, Craven District, North Yorkshire, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.88435° or 53° 53′ 4″ north
Longitude
-2.04351° or 2° 2′ 37″ west
Population
2,460
Elevation
712 feet (217 metres)
Open location code
9C5VVXM4+PH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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Wikidata ID
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