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.

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.

Church Records

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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:

• Samuel Lewis' A Topographical Dictionary of England, by Samuel Lewis, seventh edition, published 1858. (Cowlam)

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:

• Hull Daily Mail
• Hull Packet
• Driffield Times
• Hull Advertiser and Exchange Gazette
• Beverley and East Riding Recorder