Historic bridges · East Midlands
Cowley Lane
Also known as: Cowley, Londain
Cowley Lane is a historic bridge in the United Kingdom.
Graham Hogg — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–30 min
- Nearest railway station
- Chapeltown · 1.1 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Cowley Lane is a named historic bridge in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 53.4563°, -1.4542°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
Cowley is a village contiguous with the town of Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon. A largely suburban village with 16 listed buildings, Cowley is 15.4 miles (24.8 km) west of Charing Cross, bordered to the west by Uxbridge Moor in the Green Belt and the River Colne, forming the border with Buckinghamshire. Cowley was an ancient parish in the historic county of Middlesex.
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Background
Description
On 3 November 1794 the Grand Junction Canal was opened from the River Thames at Brentford to Uxbridge, routing on the western side of Cowley Peachey and Cowley Street. Construction began with cuttings Uxbridge Moor on 1 May 1793 and in early May at Brentford and Braunston. However toll collectors weren't appointed at Uxbridge and Brentford until May 1795. It is likely the aqueduct over the Fray's River at Cowley Lock wasn't completed until the Autumn of 1795 with measures undertaken there to allow traffic to pass through there. Packet Boat Lane and the former Paddington Packet Boat public house, licensed in 1804, reflect this period.
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- Coordinates
- 53.4563, -1.4542
- District
- Sheffield
- Parish
- Ecclesfield
- Postcode
- S35 1SN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Penistone and Stocksbridge
- Nearest railway station
- Chapeltown — 1.1 km
- Official site
- web.archive.org
Sources
- osm: w158927890 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Cowley, London (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cowley Lane?
- Cowley Lane is in the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode S35 1SN), in the parish of Ecclesfield.
- Is Cowley Lane free to visit?
- Yes, Cowley Lane is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cowley Lane?
- The nearest railway station is Chapeltown, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode S35 1SN.