Sowerby

Sowerby is a village, electoral ward and civil parish in , England immediately south of the neighbouring market town of . Although the boundary between the two parishes runs very close to Thirsk town centre, the village retains its own identity and has a separate Parish Council.
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  • Type: Village with 5,290 residents
  • Description: village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Sowerby, North Yorkshire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include St Oswald’s Church and Sowerby War Memorial, North Yorkshire.

Church
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Oswald's Church is a parish church in Sowerby, North Yorkshire, England. It is named after Oswald of Northumbria.

Memorial
Photo: John S Turner, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Pub
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Thirsk and Balk.

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.
is a market town in , 23 miles north of , with a population of 5900 in 2021. It's best known for its racecourse and as the home of the veterinarian and author known as James Herriot.

Hamlet
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is a hamlet and civil parish in the county of , England, just east of . In the 2001 census the parish had a population of 48. is situated 3 miles east of Sowerby.

Village
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the county of , England. The village is situated about three miles north-east of . The population of the civil parish was estimated at 100 in 2014. is situated 3 miles northeast of Sowerby.

Sowerby

Latitude
54.22348° or 54° 13′ 25″ north
Longitude
-1.34158° or 1° 20′ 30″ west
Population
5,290
Elevation
121 feet (37 metres)
Open location code
9C6W6MF5+99
Open­Street­Map ID
node 29931549
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
12262696
Wiki­data ID
Q2195282
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Urdu—“Sowerby” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “সোয়েরবি”
  • Cebuano: “Sowerby (parokya sa Hiniusang Gingharian)”
  • Cebuano: “Sowerby”
  • Chinese: “索瓦比”
  • Dutch: “Sowerby”
  • French: “Sowerby”
  • German: “Sowerby”
  • Gujarati: “સૉવરબી”
  • Irish: “Sowerby”
  • Japanese: “ソーワービー”
  • Kannada: “ಸೊವರ್ ಬೈ”
  • Korean: “소어비 노스 요크셔”
  • Ladin: “Sowerby”
  • Lithuanian: “Sauerbis”
  • Polish: “Sowerby”
  • Portuguese: “Sowerby”
  • Russian: “Соверби”
  • Spanish: “Sowerby”
  • Swedish: “Sowerby (parish i Storbritannien)”
  • Swedish: “Sowerby, North Yorkshire”
  • Tamil: “சௌஏற்பி”
  • Telugu: “సోవెర్బై”
  • Turkish: “Sowerby, North Yorkshire”
  • Urdu: “سوربی، نارتھ یارکشائر”
  • “Sowerby”

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