Cowley in Oxford, England, is a residential and industrial area that forms a small conurbation within greater Oxford. It has a population of about 16,500 people. Cowley's neighbours are central Oxford to the northwest, Rose Hill and Blackbird Leys to the south, New Headington to the north and the villages of Horspath and Garsington across fields to the east.
Cowley should not be confused with Cowley Road, which links central Oxford with Cowley.
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Cowley in Oxford, England, is a residential and industrial area that forms a small conurbation within greater Oxford. It has a population of about 16,500 people. Cowley's neighbours are central Oxford to the northwest, Rose Hill and Blackbird Leys to the south, New Headington to the north and the villages of Horspath and Garsington across fields to the east.
Cowley should not be confused with Cowley Road, which links central Oxford with Cowley.
The Cowley area has been inhabited since early times. The line of a Roman road runs north-south along the eastern edge of Cowley. It linked a Roman town at Dorchester-on-Thames with a Roman military camp at Alchester near Bicester. A road called Roman Way follows part of its route. It is behind the Mini car factory, starting opposite the Stagecoach Group bus garage.
Cowley originated from the former villages of Cowley, Temple Cowley and Cowley St John (also occasionally referred to as 'Church Cowley'). Cowley was a manor from Mediaeval times,...
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