Cowpen
| Cowpen | |
|---|---|
 The Church of St Cuthbert | |
  Cowpen Location within Northumberland | |
| Population | 4,466 |
| OS grid reference | NZ295815 |
| Civil parish | |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BLYTH |
| Postcode district | NE24 |
| Dialling code | 01670 |
| Police | Northumbria |
| Fire | Northumberland |
| Ambulance | North East |
| UK Parliament | |
Cowpen /ˈkuːpən/ is an area of Blyth and former civil parish, now in the parish of Blyth in the county of Northumberland, England. It is just east of the A189 road. The Ward population taken at the 2011 census was 4,466.[1] In 1911 the parish had a population of 21,295.[2]
In the 12th century CE, its name was Cupum, possibly the dative plural of Old Norse kupa, "a cuplike depression or valley".[3]
Governance
[edit]Cowpen was formerly a township in Horton parish,[4] from 1866 Cowpen was a civil parish in its own right until it was abolished on 1 April 1920 to form Blyth.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Blyth Ward population 2011". Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ^ "Population statistics Cowpen Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ Allen Mawer, "The Scandinavian Kingdom of Northumbria", page 309, Essays and studies presented to William Ridgeway: on his sixtieth birthday, 6 August 1913, Cambridge University Press, 1913.
- ^ "History of Cowpen, in Blyth Valley and Northumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
- ^ "Relationships and changes Cowpen Tn/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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