Great Cowden

Great Cowden
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Great Cowden is located in East Riding of Yorkshire
Great Cowden
Great Cowden
Location within the East Riding of Yorkshire
OS grid referenceTA230427
• London160 mi (260 km) S
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townHULL
Postcode districtHU11
Dialling code01964
PoliceHumberside
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53°51′59″N 0°07′52″W / 53.866305°N 0.130984°W / 53.866305; -0.130984

Great Cowden is a hamlet in the civil parish of Mappleton, in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately 3 miles (5 km) south of Hornsea and lies just east of the B1242 road on the North Sea coast.

Caravan park near Great Cowden

In 1823 Cowden (as Great and Little Cowden) was also known as 'Coldon', and was in the parish of Mappleton. The parish incumbent's living was under the patronage of the King, although at the time the parish church had been swallowed by the sea. Population was 146, with occupations including eleven farmers.[1]

References

  1. ^ Baines, Edward (1823): History, Directory and Gazetteer of the County of York, p. 192
  • Gazetteer – A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 6.


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