Cowlam
Cowlam is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the Yorkshire Wolds approximately 2 miles (3 km) east of the village of Sledmere. It lies south of the B1253 road, and forms part of the civil parish of Cottam.
Cowlam was previously a medieval village that was deserted after the Black Death. The church of St Mary, Cowlam is one of the churches on the Sykes Churches Trail.[1] It is a small medieval church restored in 1852 to a design by Mary E. Sykes, daughter of Sir Tatton Sykes, 4th Baronet. In 1966 the church was designated a Grade II listed building and is now recorded in the National Heritage List for England, maintained by Historic England.[2]
Cowlam consists today of six farms, the Church, the Rectory, three cottages, four houses, a bungalow and a bus shelter (although not on any known bus route). Most Cowlam inhabitants descend from families that have lived in the hamlet for many decades working on the surrounding land.[citation needed]
Due to its location high on a hill it experiences extremes in weather, becoming snowed-in nearly every winter even when the local town of Driffield is bare.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Sykes Churches Trail Southern Route". Beverley, East Yorkshire: East Yorkshire Historic Churches Group.
- ^ Historic England. "The Church of St Mary (1083789)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 27 June 2013.
- Gazetteer — A–Z of Towns Villages and Hamlets. East Riding of Yorkshire Council. 2006. p. 4.
External links
Media related to Cowlam at Wikimedia Commons- Cowlam in the Domesday Book
- The Villages of the Yorkshire Wolds - Cowlam
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