Cowlam, East Riding of Yorkshire
Historical Description
Cowlam, a township and a parish in the E.R. Yorkshire, 5½ miles E by N of Sledmere station on the N.E.R., and 6¼ NW of Driffield. Post town, Sledmere, under York. Acreage, 2052; population, 59. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York; net value, £170 with residence. The church was built in 1852 on the site of an older one, and has an ancient Norman font.
Administration
The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.
Ancient County | Yorkshire | |
Poor Law union | Driffield | |
Riding | East | |
Wapentake | Buckrose |
Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.
Church Records
Findmypast, in conjunction with various Archives, Local Studies, and Family History Societies have the following parish records online for Cowlam:
Baptisms | Banns | Marriages | Burials |
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1799-1914 | 1840-1930 | 1861-1977 |
Civil Registration
For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.
Directories & Gazetteers
We have transcribed the entry for Cowlam from the following:
Land and Property
The Return of Owners of Land in 1873 for the East Riding of Yorkshire is available to browse.
Newspapers and Periodicals
The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following East Riding newspapers online: