Cowpen Bewley Explained

Official Name:Cowpen Bewley
Type:Village
Civil Parish:Billingham
Constituency Westminster:Stockton North
Unitary England:Stockton-on-Tees
Lieutenancy England:Durham
Region:North East England
Country:England
Post Town:BILLINGHAM
Postcode Area:TS
Postcode District:TS23
Os Grid Reference:NZ482246
Coordinates:54.614°N -1.255°W
Static Image Name:Cowpen Bewley village green - geograph.org.uk - 3208477.jpg
Static Image Caption:The village green

Cowpen Bewley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Billingham, in the Stockton-on-Tees district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 706.[1]

Civil parish

Cowpen-Bewley was formerly a township in the parish of Billingham,[2] from 1866 Cowpen Bewley was a civil parish in its own right, on 1 April 1937 the parish was abolished and merged with Billingham and Newton Bewley.[3]

Economy

The only non-residential building in the village is a public house. It has a woodland park, the nearest school is St Michael's Academy and a light industry estate is to the south west.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population statistics Cowpen Bewley Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 6 August 2023.
  2. Web site: History of Cowpen Bewley, in Stockton on Tees and County Durham. A Vision of Britain through Time. 6 August 2023.
  3. Web site: Relationships and changes Cowpen Bewley Tn/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 6 August 2023.