Cowbush, hamlet, in par. and 4 miles SW. of Ripon,
E. div. AYest-Riding Yorkshire.

Cowcliffe, school, Huddersfield dist., West-Riding
Yorkshire.

Cowcombe, hamlet, in par. and 2 miles NE. of
Minchinhampton, E. Gloucestershire.

Cowden, par. and vil., W. Kent, 74 miles W. of
Tunbridge Wells, 3260 ac. (29 water), pop. 644; P.O.;
and P.O. at Cowden Pound.

Cowden Castle, seat, S. Perthshire, 2 miles NE. of
Dollar; occupies the site of an ancient fortalice.

Cowdenbeath, mining town with ry. sta., 5 miles
NE. of Dunfermline, Fifeshire, pop. 2769; P.O., T.O.

Cowdenhill, hamlet, near Borrowstounness, NW.
Linlithgowshire.

Cowdcnknowes, seat, on Leader AYater, in par. and

1 mile S. of Earlston, SW. Berwickshire; the name is
celebrated in Scottish song.

Cowdens Arnbo, coast township, Mappleton and
Aldbrough pars., East-Riding Yorkshire, 4 miles SE. of
Hornsea, 1579 ac. and 133 foreshore, pop. 119.

Cowdray Park, seat, 14 m. E. of Midhurst, Sussex.

Cower’s Lane, 1 mile from Shottle ry. sta., N.
Derbyshire; P.O.

Cowes, seaport town and seaside resort, with ry. sta.,
N. coast Isle of Wight, 4 m. N. of Newport and 94 m.
SW. of London; 2 Banks, 1 newspaper. Market-days,
Tues., Thurs., and Sat.; consists of West Cowes, on
left bank of Medina estuary, pop. 6772; P.O., T.o., called
Cowes ; and East Cowes, on right bank of Medina
estuary, pop. 2512; P.O., T.O. A steam ferry across the
Medina, here 600 yards broad, connects East Cowes and
West Cowes, and there is steam communication with
Ryde, Southampton, and Portsmouth, each distant
about 11 miles. The port is the chief one of the island,
and is the headquarters of the Royal Yacht Squadron.
(For shipping statistics, see Appendix.) The shipbuilding
yards formerly turned out men-of-war of the largest
class, but their efforts are now confined to smaller naval
vessels and to yachts of the finest form. Most of the
inhabitants are employed in the shipbuilding yards, or
in the iron foundries, roperies, and sail-making estab-
lishments. East C. and West C. owe their origin to

2 forts built by Henry VIII., in 1540. The West fort,
or castle, still remains, and close to it are the Marine
Parade and the public promenade called The Green.
In the vicinity of the town are numerous elegant villas
and seats, including Osborne House (1845), the Isle of
Wight residence of Queen Victoria.

Cowesby, vil., 6 miles SE. of Northallerton, North-
Riding Yorkshire; in vicinity is Cowesby Hall.

Cowey’s Linn, waterfall, on a headstream of Eddie-
stone Water, in par. and 3 miles N. of Eddlestone,
Peeblesshire ; is 35 ft. in leap.

Cowfold, par., vil., and seat, W. Sussex, 6 miles SE.
of Horsham, 4501 ac. (27 water), pop. 1042 ; p.o., T.O.;
at Cowfold is a Carthusian monastery (1884).

Cowgill, eccl. dist. (St John) and vil., Sedbergh par.,
N. div. West-Riding Yorkshire, pop. 358. The vil. is
9 miles SE. of Sedbergh ry. sta.

Cowglen, seat and hamlet, Eastwood par., Renfrew-
shire, 2 miles W. of Pollokshaws.

Cowgrove, hamlet, 14 mile NW. of AVimborne Min-
ster, E. Dorset.

Cowkill, school, Oldham dist., SE. Lancashire.

Cowhill, seat, in co. and 44 miles NW. of Dumfries.

Cowick.—hamlet, in par. and 1| mile SE. of Snaith,
E. div. West-Riding Yorkshire; in vicinity is Cowick
Hall.—2. Cowick, hamlet, near Exeter, E. Devon.

Cowie, rivulet, fishing vil. and harb., seat, and
ruined castle and chapel (Kirk of Cowie), Fetteresso
par., Kincardineshire. Cowie Water flows 13 miles
E., and falls into Stonehaven Bay at Stonehaven. The
vil. and harb. are £ mile N. of Stonehaven; adjacent is
Cowie House. The rnins of the Castle of Cowie, built
by Malcolm Canmore, are on a rock overlooking the sea.

Cowiefauld, hamlet, in par. and 2 miles W. of
Strathmiglo, Fifeshire.

Cowlairs, ry. sta. and N. suburb of Glasgow; the
works of the North British Ry. Company are situated
at Cowlairs.

Cowl a ui, par., East-Riding Yorkshire, 64 miles NW.
of Driffield, 2052 ac., pop. 63.

Gazetteer of the British Isles, Statistical and Topographical, by John Bartholomew, F.R.G.S.

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