Cowsby, North Riding

Description
Cowsby, a village, a township, and a parish in the N. R. Yorkshire, 5 miles E of Otterington railway station, and 6^ NNE of Thirsk. Post town, Northallerton; money order office, Thirsk; telegraph office, Osmotherley. Acreage, 1165; population, 95. Cowsby Hall is the seat of the Lloyd family, who are lords of the manor and principal landowners. The living is a rectory in the diocese of York; gross value, c£12G with residence. There is an almshouse for four old people.